MSS 834 United States Post Office Dept. Records

              MSS 834
United S t a t e s . Post Office
Department Records
l / 2 cubic foot
Preliminary inventory
Collection Synopsis
Provenance: The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society acquired the United S t a t e s .
Post Office Records in 1931 and a f t e r . Marjorie J. Myers processed
t h e c o l l e c t i o n in August 1983.
Property r i g h t s : The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society owns the property
r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
Copyrights: Copyrighrs have not been dedicated to the public.
Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsi-b
i l i t y of the author and publisher.
Access: This c o l l e c t i o n is open under the r u l e s and regulations
of the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society.
C i t a t i o n : Researchers are requested to c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name,
c o l l e c t i o n number, and the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society i n a l l footnote
and bibliographic references.
Scope and content: The United S t a t e s . Post Office Department
Records, dating from 1835 to 1857, consist of one- half cubic foot
of accounts from the post o f f i c e s in Hartsgrove, Urbana, and
Worthington, Ohio. While the material covers only sporadic years
and is not comprehensive of t h e workings of these o f f i c e s , it
does provide i n s i g h t i n t o the various types of record- keeping
performed by the postmaster.
The Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County, Ohio, p o s t a l records date from
April 1851 t o August 1852, during t h e tenure ( 1838- 1861) of post-master
William J a r v i s . The " Accounts of Hails Received," are
recorded a t i r r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s l i s t i n g d a t e , o f f i c e of o r i g i n ,
and various f i n a n c i a l information.
The Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, postal " Accounts of Newspapers
and Pamphlets received," date q u a r t e r l y from July 1835 to December
1836, and January 1839 to September 1840, during the tenure ( 1829-
1841) of William Hunt as postmaster. The accounts l i s t date
received, xime of publication, where published, how many times a
week, how many subscribers, number of newspapers and pamphlets,
and amount of postage and f r e e mail.
The Worthlngton, Franklin County, Ohio, p o s t a l records date from
1843 to 1857, during the two terms ( 1843- 1849, 1853- 1857) of
George H. Griswold as postmaster. The accounts record mails
received, mails sent, newspapers recelved and s e n t , and miscel-laneous
information. The mails received date from July 1843
through December 3 l , 1856, and- record date, o f f i c e of o r i g i n a l ,
and f i n a n c i a l s t a t u s . The " Account or' Mails Sent," ( 1843- 1856)
lists d a t e ; o f f i c e sent t o ; and whether impaid, paid, or f r e e .
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