Item 54: Letter from Return J[onathan]. Meigs Sr. to “The Postmaster,”, 1817 December 26
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 54
Dates
- Created: 1817 December 26
Creator
- Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Excellent.
Measurements:
9 ⅛ in. x 7 ¾ in. (letter); 2 in. x 3 9/16 in. (contact card)
Description:
This is a letter from Return Jonathan Meigs to the postmaster on December 26, 1817. The letter is about aiding in performing specific duties related to stamps, required by the Commissioner of Revenue. The author of this letter, Return Meigs, was born in Connecticut in 1740. Meigs was a colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and was one of the settlers of the Northwest Territory.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Transcription:
{Typed letter}
Wilkesbarre
PA
{Contact card} Yours truly D. M. Key. Postmaster General. March 3. 1880.
{Contact card} Yours truly D. M. Key. Postmaster General. March 3. 1880.
Creator
- Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu