PI 168 Description:
72. INDEX TO THE RECORD OF APPOINTMENT OF POSTMASTERS. 1840-1908. 27 vols. 9 ft.
The volume for 1840-54 includes names of post offices in all States and territories with the exception of Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, and the New England and the Middle Atlantic States; later volumes include names of post offices in all States and territories in existence at the time of compilation. The volumes through 1876 give name changes and frequently dates of reestablishment and discontinuance; later volumes give only names of post offices.
This series can be used as an index to part of the records described in entry 69, if the name of the post office is known. The records are arranged in the periods 1840-54, 1855-69, 1870-76, 1877-91, and 1892-1908; and thereunder alphabetically by name of post office.
National Archives Identifier (NAID): 1602047
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