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THBUS Post Office Book of Receipts Made Out to 1st Assistant Postmaster General, Abraham Bradley
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- Lot Description
Book containing approx. 51pp of receipts from the earliest years of the US Post Office, made out to Abraham Bradley, Assistant Postmaster General of the United States from the Washington administration through the Jackson Administration for payments made to his clerks, October 1801-December 1802.
Abraham Bradley (1767-1838) most likely did not expect he would make such an impact on American postal history. Working over a span of thirty years and serving as postmaster five different times, Bradley (a former lawyer and cartographer) worked tirelessly to make the Postal Service a reliable provider since its official beginning in 1792. He utilized his skills in cartography to compile and publish the first combined map of post office stations along with their routes and the distance between them. He also orchestrated and applied rigorous schedules and routes that promoted efficiency. He made several more updated versions of his maps in order to represent the ever-expanding nation. He served under several presidents until, by a partisan move, Andrew Jackson ousted him from his long-time position, discarded his maps, and revised them in 1829. Bradley left graciously and worked for the Franklin Insurance Company until his death in 1838. See also Lot 265.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Abraham Bradley, Assistant Postmaster General of the US, Ca 1793-1829Some separation of the binding from some of the pages, fraying of the spine, wear on the cover, and toning of the paper.Condition
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