Mail Boat Routes
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Mail Boat Routes
Description
Discussed the distance of each mail boats route, consoled delivery man that appeals had been made to shorten route of No. 3. Suggested employing stout men in a canoe to take up deliveries on a forth route. Kirkpatrick waiting instructions to descend Ohio river.
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
16
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
note
Recipient cannot be confirmed from image.
Missing second page.
Missing second page.
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
Dugan
Postmaster General
General Putnam
George Mitchell
waterman
delivery man
mailman
Major Kirkpatrick
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Limestone
Lime Stone
Fort Washington
river
Ohio river
notable item/thing
mail boat
canoe
notable idea/issue
delivery schedule
mail route
document number
1795011654001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAR33 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIC26-27 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |