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postmaster general under the Continental Congress on July 26, 1775. He and his successor, Richard Bache, kept a ledger of the quarterly accounts of the General Post Office from 1775 to 1778. This ledger includes sums paid to and received from Post Offices — serving as a useful list of early Post Offices — with postmaster names sometimes noted.
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The formal office of the United States postmaster general was established by act of government on September 22, 1789. 19th century. From 1829 to 1971, the postmaster general was a member of the president's Cabinet. 20th century
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List of Postmasters General. Dates prior to 1900 are the dates the Postmasters General were appointed or commissioned; dates after 1900 are the dates they took office. Appointments by the U.S. President were made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Aug 15, 2016 · Background. This record was prepared in the office of the Junior Assistant to the Postmaster General from 1832 to January 2, 1835; Second Assistant Postmaster General from July 2, 1836, to 1851; First Assistant Postmaster General from 1851 to 1950; and the Bureau of Post Office Operations from 1950 to September 30, 1971. Records Description.
Postmaster appointment records provide the name and date of ap-pointment of each postmaster. The postmaster officially served until his successor took over, so also make note of the successor’s name and date of appointment. • The nineteenth-century postmaster and his duties Figure 1.
Dec 8, 2022 · The postmaster general's 1896 annual report for the Railway Mail Service indicates that the mails were carried on 172,794 miles of railroad, and 6,779 postal clerks were employed on 152,825 miles of traveling post offices that included railroads, steamboats, and electric cars.
Postmasters in the 19th Century Post Offce Names The 20th Century Parcel Post Postal Savings System Airmail Katherine Stinson, the “Flying Schoolgirl” New York to San Francisco Airmail Pilot Bill Hopson New Deal Art: Eager and Alive The Postwar Boom From Zone Codes to ZIP Codes Mechanization and Early Automation 1 Postal Reorganization 60 2
