Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents, to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Fortieth Congress Report of the Postmaster General

Name/Title

Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents, to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Fortieth Congress Report of the Postmaster General

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.253

Description

Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents, to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Fortieth Congress Report of the Postmaster General. This book is the report of the Postmaster General of the United States dated December 3, 1868. The book discusses expenditures for the years and projected budgets. Some of the subjects covered are: mail routes, postage stamps and stamped envelopes, readjustment of pay on railroad routes, foreign mail service and salaries. The Overland Mail is discussed in this report beginning on page 4. This book is part of the Don Reynolds collection. 307/Hardbound/Tables

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Postal Service Statistics--1868, Postmaster General Report--1868, United States Postal Service, Overland Mail

Book Details

Author

Post Office Department

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1868

Publication Language

English

Call No.

Western PO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 21, 2010