American Postal Network, 1792–1914 Vol 2

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

By covering both administrative and non-administrative aspects of the postal network, this four-volume reset edition shows how this system was part of a larger network which included different modes of transport and communication (steamboats, railroads, telegraphs) as well as political parties (the Democrats, Whigs and Republicans).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 31 mm
Vikt:880 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138757769

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Innehållsförteckning

VOLUME 2 Contracting Introduction: Contracting I. Steamship Subsidies and the Overland Mail Edward Mills, Statement … in Relation to his Mail Contract with the United States Government [1850] A Few Suggestions Respecting the United States Mail Steam Service (1850) W. C. Templeton, Proposals for and Advantages of a Regular Mail Communication … by Steam Packets between New Orleans and Vera Cruz (1851) E. K. Collins, Memorial (1851) Anon., Competition [1851] Patriotic Speculations: How to Get Your Foot Out of It [1851] Robert B. Forbes, On the Establishment of a Line of Mail Steamers from the Western Coast of the United States on the Pacif c to China (1855) E. K. Collins, The Ocean Mail Service (1857) B. B. Meeker, Overland Mail Route f om Lake Superior to Puget’s Sound (1858) John Roach, Letter … Suggesting the Experiment of Advertising for Proposals of the Lowest Rates (1876) Pacif c Mail Steamship Company, The National Advantages of Government Aid to American Commerce (1877) II. Railway Mail Controversies George Bliss, Reply to a Late Letter of the Post-Master General (1842) Executive Committee of the Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Companies, Report of a Committee of the Joint Board of Directors (1847) Cave Johnson, Letter … in Answer to a Publication Made by the Joint Board of Directors of the Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Companies (1847) Executive Committee of the Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Companies, Reply (1847) Railroad Conventions Duf Green, Circular to the Presidents of Railroad Companies [1851] Proceedings of a Convention … on the Recommendation to Reduce the Pay for Mail Service to Rail Road Companies (1854) The Civil War Statement Made by the Railroad Companies Owning the Lines Between Washington and New York (1864) Correspondence Between the President of the Virginia Central Rail Road Company and the Postmaster General in Relation to Postal Service (1864) Payment to Railroads for Carriage of Mail Isaac Hinckley, Postal Cars or No Postal Cars? A Question to Be Settled by the Action or Inaction of Congress (1874) George S. Bangs, Railroads vs. Postal Cars (1875) George S. Bangs, Discussion of the Proper Method of Compensation to Railroads for the Transportation of the Mails (1875) The Contest between Post Office and Railway W. W. Baldwin, The Railroad Mail Pay: A Memorandum [c. 1904] C. S. Mellen, Correspondence Between the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. and the Post Office Department Regarding Carriage of the Mail (1909) Explanatory Notes