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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 67810, member: 59"]The error on the label saying that Thomas G Thatcher was a professor of Latin probably stems from the fact that his father (Thomas A Thatcher) was in fact a professor at Yale (source 1870 Census.) Since Thomas G was also a lawyer, I have to assume that he is the "Thatcher" in the firm founded by Barnum? He seems to have lived in Bergen County, NJ following his graduation in 1871 (an easy commute to NYC.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder whether "Fleeing Squadron" is a joke based on "Flying Squadron?" Not that there was any "flying" going on at the time, but perhaps a sailing term?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 67810, member: 59"]The error on the label saying that Thomas G Thatcher was a professor of Latin probably stems from the fact that his father (Thomas A Thatcher) was in fact a professor at Yale (source 1870 Census.) Since Thomas G was also a lawyer, I have to assume that he is the "Thatcher" in the firm founded by Barnum? He seems to have lived in Bergen County, NJ following his graduation in 1871 (an easy commute to NYC.) I wonder whether "Fleeing Squadron" is a joke based on "Flying Squadron?" Not that there was any "flying" going on at the time, but perhaps a sailing term?[/QUOTE]
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