Letter from the Post-Master General, Addressed to the Speaker, Inclosing his Report on the Memorial of Robert Henderson…

  • [Washington]: , 1805.
By [Post Office].
Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, dbd, 7 pp. Removed, partially disbound, ink numbers in upper right corners, some wear or small chips at extremities, moderate aging and browning; good or better. Gideon Granger (1767-1822) provides information on what would be involved in terms of costs for carrying mail between Fayetteville, North Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina. Granger, born in Connecticut, and a Yale graduate, would become the Post-Master General under President Thomas Jefferson. While he would fail in a congressional bid in 1798, he would eventually serve in the New York Senate in 1820-1821. ANB.

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