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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.
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.
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DEKALB COUNTY. The following is extracted from microfilm of the Post Office Department record of appointment of Postmasters for the approximate period 1832 to September 30, 1971. This record was prepared in the offices of the Junior Assistant to the Postmaster Gene ral from 1832 to January 2, 1835, the second assistant Postmaster General from ...
From 1832 until 1950, these records were kept by assistants to the Postmaster General. From 1950 to 1971, the Bureau of Post Office Operations compiled the records. Up to 1930, the records are arranged by location and then alphabetically by name of post office. After 1930, there are two types of records.
This radical new system appeared in Missouri in 1862 under the direction of General William A. Davis, who had served as the St. Joseph, MO, postmaster from 1855-1861. During his tenure as postmaster, Davis had witnessed the Pony Express service, which began operating out of St. Joseph on April 4, 1860. He had witnessed the rush to move the mail ...
Postmaster appointments Postmaster appointments have been microfilmed in two National Archives publications: M1131, Record of Appointment of Postmasters, October 1789– • 1832 (4 rolls). The post offices are arranged alphabetically by post office name. M841, Record of Appoint-ment of Postmaster, 1832–30
Records on running individual offices are held in the Postmaster General’s ‘Report’ and ‘Minute’ series, 1792-1973 in POST 35, POST 38 and POST 42. Separate Irish minutes in POST 36 began in 1831 and Scottish minutes in POST 37 in 1842. Generally arranged by geographical location, they record notable events and include references to ...
