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Post Office Inspector's Office, Canada East [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1855

Reference:

R169-70-3-E, RG3-D-2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

160636

Context of this record:

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Post Office Department fonds

Divisional Inspectors

Post Office Inspector's Office, Canada East
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Date(s):

1855

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.052 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of a bound volume from the Post Office Inspector's Office, Canada East for the year 1855. This letterbook contains copies of correspondence from the Post Office Inspector's Office, Canada East acknowledging letters from the Deputy Postmaster General on the matter of the establishment of post offices and mail service routes, as well as instructions to various local postmasters.

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Canada. Post Office Surveyor, Canada East

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Canada. Post Office Surveyor, Canada East : The Post Office Inspector's Office, Canada East, was responsible for the observance of postal laws and regulations, the establishment of new offices and routes, the regulation of existing routes, the investigation of robberies and abstractions, enquiries into complaints and misconduct, making regular personal visits to each post office and generally overseeing the performance of mail service. By 1861, each Divisional Inspector was responsible for the between 200-400 post offices within his district. Initially, there were only two divisions, Canada East and Canada West. RG3 General Inventory

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a typed file list, volume 584. Finding aid 3-41 is an unverified file list. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 3-41 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/3-41_160636_vol_584_open.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Availability of other formats note:

See reels T-4544 for a microfilmed copy of this record.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

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T-4544 : microfilmed copies Copy No. 1
T-4544 : microfilmed copies Copy No. 2
T-4544 : microfilmed copies Copy No. 3
T-4544 : microfilmed copies Copy No. 4

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Government

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RG3-D-2
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG3] 584

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfilm reel [RG3] T-4544

[Consultation 90 Open]

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