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Postal service -- United States -- History -- Sources

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Horatio King letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227606503]
Identifier: MSS 3828
Scope and Contents

Letter includes an inquiry by Horatio King to California Congressman James William Denver as to which of threemen should be appointed for a postal position in Mormon Island, California. The previous postmaster, Dallas A. Kneass, had recently resigned.

Dates: 1855 December 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Horatio King letter

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