Annals of Cleveland

Postal Service

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Abstracts: 6

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1698

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 January 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

1698 - L Jan. 21:4/5 - Big snows cause cessation in the arrival of
mails. Post office clerks have enjoyed some leisure time. On Tuesday
two clerks supplied the entire delivery. - . (2)

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*Postal Service

1699

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 April 1864 (19 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1699 - L Apr. 4:4/4 - The post office department was under the manage-
ment of the Democrats for 33 years until the Hon. Montgomery Blair
took it over three years ago. The rate of postage till then was 25
cents for a single letter. Mr. Blair improved the postal system. He
recommended the English and French systems of free delivery of mail,
and free collection of letters from letter boxes. The English system
of money orders and the adoption of a new rate of newspaper postage,
doing away with the old charges of three and one-fourth, six and one-
half cents and substituting, five, ten, 15, and 20 cents.
Congress adopted his recommendations and passed an act which went
into effect July 1, 1863. (19)

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Blair, Montgomery (postmaster general); U. S. Congress; U. S. post office

1700

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 June 1864 (8 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

1700 - L June 27:4/5 - The undersigned business men of Cleveland, hav-
ing had their mail matter delivered by letter carriers since the in-
troduction of the "free delivery system," state that it is a decided
improvement over the old method of dealing at the post office.
S. S. Coe, Pelton and Breed, and the Northern Transportation Company.
Eighty-six other firms. - (8)

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Coe, Pelton and Breed; Northern Transportation co.

1701

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 September 1864 (15 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1701 - L. Sept. 17:3/2 - E. Cowles, postmaster, hereby publishes the
summer arrangements for the arrival and closing of mails at the Cleve-
land post office which commenced May 16, 1864.
Mails will be opened and ready for delivery one hour after the ar-
rival of the trains. All mails will close one hour before the depar-
ture of the trains. All parties who wish their mail matter to be de-
livered by carriers will leave orders to that effect at the postmaster's
room or notify the carrier. They will be delivered without extra
charge. (15)

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Cowles, E. (editor and postmaster); U. S. Post office (Cleveland branch)

1703

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 December 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1703 - L. Dec. 30; ed:2/2 - Among the improvements made by Postmaster
General Dennison, is an arrangement for through mail trains from New
York to Washington. The time of these trains is to be fixed, the num-
ber of cars on such trains limited, and these trains are to have the
right to the road in preference to all others.
The mails between Cincinnati and Chicago are to be carried by the
Chicago and Cincinnati railroad. "This arrangement will be of great
advantage to the public in both these cities."
These changes indicate the determination of the Postmaster General
to give the very best postal service possible to the public. He has
earned the thanks of the President and the people for the energy with
which he has pushed them forward, and for the pre-eminent ability which
he has displayed in the discharge of the duties of his high position. (11)

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Chicago, Ill.; Chicago and Cincinnati railroad; Cincinnati, O.; Dennison, William (U. S. postmaster general); New York; Washington, D. C.