Postal recommendations
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Postal recommendations
Description
Making postal recommendations; sending a canoe to meet Boat No. 3 from Gallipolis. Seeking to provide constant employment for mail carriers and punctual delivery of mail. Recommendations made in lieu of the Postmaster General.
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
16
author
sent from location
General Post Office
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Rufus Putnam
Timothy Pickering
Postmaster General
Mitchell
Issac Craig
post rider
Six Nations
John Graham
George Graham
Knox
notable location
General Post Office
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Fort Washington
river
Gallipolis
Marietta
Limestone
Ohio
Kentucky
Preston
Scioto
notable item/thing
boats
canoe
mail
notable idea/issue
punctuality
late
mail
postal route
delivery
management
Indian War
document number
1795011600000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Rufus Putnam [Transcript] Collection | Vol, 3 p. 28 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | General Post Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Rufus Putnam | [unknown] | [n/a] |