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Post 34. Minutes: Packet (volumes) [textual record (microform)]

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Series

Date:

1860-1913.

Reference:

R10901-13-9-E, MG44-C-Post34

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105366

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General Post Office fonds

Post 34. Minutes: Packet (volumes)
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Date(s):

1860-1913.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

6 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

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The Post 34 class or series is a special series for cases concerning the Packet Service, introduced in 1811. During the early days of the Air Mail Service, this class was used to record cases dealt with at Headquarters. It is the "Volumes" class corresponding to the "Papers" class in Post 29 and contains copies-of-record of formal reports on matters requiring decision or approval. These copies are annotated with the Postmasters' initialled decisions, and sometimes with brief comments, cross-referenced to related files, and "Cancelled" stamps (apparently indicating the destruction of the corresponding file in Post 29.) A copy of each report is usually found in the originating file in the corresponding "Papers" class (Post 29), if it has survived.

Post 34 consists of 228 bound entry books of formal reports from the Secretary To The Post Office to the Postmasters General on sea mail (packet boat) services and related matters, dated 1811-1920. The topics covered are the same as those listed for Post 29. The National Archives has acquired microfilm copies of nominal and subject indexes to pieces (volumes) 106 to 220 of Post 34, covering the period 1860-1913. These indexes consist of pieces 117, 132, 142, 150, 158, 173, 190, 198 207, and 221 of the originals in the General Post Office, Post 34. None of the actual report volumes have been microfilmed. The material copied is available on microfilm reels A-1226 to A-1231.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid no. 90, British Records on Microfilm, includes a complete microfilm shelf list of the pieces filmed by the National Archives of Canada, indicating the outside dates and the piece numbers covered by each index volume. MSS0090 (90: Open)

Textual records (Microform) A complete shelf list of the contents of Post 34 in the General Post Office is given on reel A-1225. (90: Open)

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General note:

Formerly inventoried as MG 40 L, Post 34.

Arrangement note:

The Post 34 reports are arranged in a rough chronological series according to the numbers of the subject files from which each originated, and are indexed by subject within each volume.

Source:

Private

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MG44-C-Post34
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Textual records: microform

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Finding aid box [FA 90] 13--14

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Microfilm reel A-1226--A-1231

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