LETTER FROM THE POST-MASTER GENERAL, TRANSMITTING A LIST OF CONTRACTS MADE BY HIM IN THE YEAR 1816, FOR TRANSPORTING THE MAILS
by [United States Post Office]: [Meigs, R.J.]
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Washington: William A. Davis, 1817. 12pp. Folio. Dbd. Light edge wear and tanning. Very good. Untrimmed. Report to the House of Representatives by the Postmaster General, R.J. Meigs, of private contracts made by the Post Office in 1816 to carry the mail, organized by state and territory, and showing the amount agreed for each contract. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 42618
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- LETTER FROM THE POST-MASTER GENERAL, TRANSMITTING A LIST OF CONTRACTS MADE BY HIM IN THE YEAR 1816, FOR TRANSPORTING THE MAILS
- Author
- [United States Post Office]: [Meigs, R.J.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- William A. Davis
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1817
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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