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United States. Postmaster General

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United States. Postmaster General

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88144092
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Variants
- United States. Post-Master General
Later Established Forms
- United States. General Post Office
Related Terms
- United States. Board of Commissioners on the Public Buildings
- United States. Post Office Department
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+88144092#skos:Concept
Sources
- found: Its Tables of the port of all single letters carried by post in the northern district of North America, 1775: t.p. (B. Franklin, post-master general)
- found: United States. Continental Congress. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1905: v. 2, p. 208, etc. (postmaster general; that a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Phila. ... Benjamin Franklin, Esqr. was unanimously chosen)
- found: MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: United States. Postmaster General; usage: Post-master General; Postmaster General; Post-Master-General; note: The position of Postmaster General for the United Colonies, created in July 1775, existed separate from any post office agency, department or office until 1789, when a General Post Office was established with the Postmaster General in charge)
Change Notes
- 1988-04-21: new
- 2008-03-05: revised

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