Hit and miss scraps, 1910s-1940s / [compiled by] Edward C. Close. [ca. 1940]

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Hit and miss scraps, 1910s-1940s / [compiled by] Edward C. Close. [ca. 1940]

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"This scrapbook was found in the archives of Grace St. John United Church of Christ of Fort Wayne and contains items from the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area related to: Boerger family reunion, 1932 ; Close family ; Federated patriotic societies ; Fort Wayne Orphan Home of the Reformed Church ; Grace Reformed Church ; Grand Army of the Republic ; Postal Employees Quarter Century Club ; Railway mail service ; St. John's Reformed Church ; Sons of Union Veterans.

[ca. 200] leaves : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.

Allen County Public Library, ACPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135775

Allen County Public Library, ACPL

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Close, Edward

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Grace Saint John's United Church of Christ (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

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Close family.

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United States. Post Office Department

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On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed: That a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Philada, and shall be allowed a salary of 1000 dollars per an: for himself, and 340 dollars per an: for a secretary and Comptroller, with power to appoint such, and so many deputies as to him may seem proper and necessary. That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Fal...