PI 168 Description:
229. REGISTER OF ARRESTS FOR OFFENSES AGAINST POSTAL LAWS. Aug. 1864-Jan. 1876; Jan. 1878-May 1897. 13 vols. 2 ft.
Shows date of arrest, name of prisoner, official position, where and by whom arrested alleged offense, and remarks. In some cases the disposition of the case is written in over the entry. Entries are arranged chronologically. Each volume is indexed by name of person arrested.
National Archives Identifier (NAID): 2837603
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Sample Pages from Volume 2:
Jeanette’s Sample Citation:
Leo Canman’s register of arrest, “Record of Arrests for Mail Depredations, 1869-1874,” volume 2, 21 May 1872; Register of Arrests for Offenses Against Postal Laws; Record Group 28: Records of the Post Office Department; National Archives, Washington, D.C.