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The Story of Our Post Office [electronic Resource]
The Story of Our Post Office [electronic Resource]
This account of the US Postal Service provides readers with a comprehensive history of the origins, development, and operation of one of America's most vital government departments. Marshall Cushing's exhaustive research covers everything from post offices, the mail system, and transportation methods used to deliver mail, the introduction of stamps, and the development of the service in America. It also covers how different presidents and postmasters have dramatically altered the department over the years. It is an enjoyable read and an essential resource for those interested in the history of the American Postal Service. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Marshall McGraw Papers
Chiefly correspondence from members of McGraw's family who had migrated out of South Carolina to new land in Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, dating to antebellum and Civil War eras and the later 19th century, including letter, 8 August 1863 (Orange County [Virginia]), from Confederate soldier John Starling to [McGraw], reporting on activities in camp, strength of the Confederate Army and scarcity of food.
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The Speech of Thomas Marshall, (of Fauquier) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Policy of the State in Relation to Her Colored Population:
The Speech of Thomas Marshall, (of Fauquier) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Policy of the State in Relation to Her Colored Population:
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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