Peace with Indians Could Make Mail Delivery Faster
Document 1795Noted Pickering proposed plan for efficient mail delivery and remarked on its potential for success. Believed that once peace with Indians was achieved, mail could be carried by land with more "expedition and certainty."
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Noted Pickering proposed plan for efficient mail delivery and remarked on its potential for success. Believed that once peace with Indians was achieved, mail could be carried by land with more "expedition and certainty."
Date
03/25/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
General Post Office Phila
Collection
Document number
1795032511200
Notable persons
Rufus Putnam
Timothy Pickering
Meigs
Postmaster General
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
settlers
Notable locations
General Post Office
Philadelphia
Susquehannah
Susquehanna
river
Ohio
Notable items
mail
ferries