The History of the United States Post Office to the Year 1829

Postwesen ; Postgeschichte ; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika / USA ; Geschichte ; Postverkehr ; Finanzen ; Organisation. INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE BEGINNINGS OF POSTAL SERVICE IN THE COLONIES CHAPTER II THE COLONIAL POST UNDER NEALE’S PATENT 1692-1707 CHAPTER III DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLONIAL POST AS A BRANCH OF THE BRITISH POST OFFICE, 1707-1775 CHAPTER IV THE EARLY DAYS OF THE AMERICAN POST OFFICE, 1775-1789 CHAPTER V EXTENSION OF POSTAL SERVICE, 1789-1829 CHAPTER VI THE POST OFFICE AS A PUBLIC SERVICE 1790-1829 CHAPTER VII INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CHAPTER VIII POLITICS IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CHAPTER IX FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE POST OFFICE CHAPTER Χ POSTAL POLICIES, 1639-1829 APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE POSTMASTERS GENERAL APPENDIX В BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX С TABLES