Dataset: Incoming Post, 1748-1752, Philadelphia Post Office Records
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postal service
benjamin franklin
American Studies
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Outgoing Post, 1748-1752, Philadelphia Post Office Records
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Abstract
This dataset was created from a volume of 372 pages that records receipt and dispatch of all mail in the Philadelphia Post Office between May 25, 1748 and July 23, 1752. Deliveries into the Post Office from out of town were listed, letter by letter, by the names of the addressees, weight and amount due, paid or free. The records were kept during Benjamin Franklin's tenure as Postmaster of Philadelphia.
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This dataset was created by Temple University Public History student Cynthia Heider with additional assistance provided by Bayard Miller and Scott Ziegler. The work is submitted "as is." Despite the best efforts of all involved, mistakes often occur during the creation of datasets. Scholars are encouraged to consult the original records, in digital or physical format.