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1810rif. 23647Washington: Printed for the General Post-Office 1810. Early Postal Laws Early American post office laws including instructions to post masters an act for establishing post roads with descriptions of the routes in the various states and rules governing all aspects of mail delivery. Dbd. Couple of light dampstains in margins. Some foxing. Still very good. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21793. unknown books
1846rif. 74193Washington D. C.: Ritchie & Heiss. Very Good. 1846. Pamphlet. 29TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION. SENATE 306 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. April 20 1846. Submitted and Ordered to be Printed. Mr. Semple made the following Report. Post Office and Postal Roads. 47 p. This government document/pamphlet is dis-bound. The contents show some toning from printing off-setting. Good for reading or reference. . Ritchie & Heiss unknown books
1878rif. 1008308vo pamphlet two parts removed disbound XLII 122 62 pp. Pamphlet is removed but text is complete first signature almost detached from block normal aging and toning. This work contains a massive amount of information relating to using railroads to transport mail across the continent. As part of the analysis in supporting railway mail service the special commission provides charts that show profits and expenses for 114 railroad companies and postal statistics between 1789 and 1877. The costs relating to delivering mail by rail are shown in a few ways including the transport costs per foot of train. Interestingly the pamphlet touches on the skills and importance of postal clerks and suggests that they should not be fired except for cause. Government Printing Office, books
1844rif. 73074Washington D. C.: GPO. Very Good. 1844. Softcover. Interesting original 8 page government document detailing a claim made by postal carrier Milus W. Dickey who had a contract to deliver the mail from Maysville Ky. to Lexington Ky. -- but the contract was annulled in Mr. Dickey's view without sufficient cause. This is the committee report which ultimately recommends that the government give Mr. Dickey back pay. According to the report Mr. Dickey delivered the mail by means of a four horse post-coach. . GPO paperback books
1805rif. 101503Pamphlet 8vo removed dbd 7 pp. Removed partially disbound ink numbers in upper right corners some wear or small chips at extremities moderate aging and browning; good or better. Gideon Granger 1767-1822 provides information on what would be involved in terms of costs for carrying mail between Fayetteville North Carolina to Charleston South Carolina. Granger born in Connecticut and a Yale graduate would become the Post-Master General under President Thomas Jefferson. While he would fail in a congressional bid in 1798 he would eventually serve in the New York Senate in 1820-1821. ANB. books