Buried Genealogical Data: A Complete List of Addressed Letters Left in the Post Offices of Philadelphia, Chester, Lancaster, Trenton, New Castle

by Kenn Stryker-Rodda and Kenneth Scott

Book Overview

Up to the time of Benjamin Franklin's appointment as Postmaster of Philadelphia, in 1737, letters were held at a post office until called for. Desirous of improving the system, Franklin began the publication of names of persons for whom unclaimed letters were in the office under his jurisdiction. The first list appeared in Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette of 21 March 1738 and, as a result, the addressees, their friends, or messengers, picked up much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080630782X
• ISBN13: 9780806307824
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"