Letter from Postmaster General ... in regard to the franking privilege of deputy postmasters : manuscript, [after 1868]

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Letter from Postmaster General ... in regard to the franking privilege of deputy postmasters : manuscript, [after 1868]

Excerpts from the reports of the Postmaster Generals, 1826-1868, concerning the abuses of the franking privileges.

45 leaves ; 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7798479

Houghton Library

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