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Post Office (Chepatchet, R.I.) records : manuscript
Title
Post Office (Chepatchet, R.I.) records : manuscript.
Production
Chepatchet, Rhode Island, 1907-1910.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 100 pages)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Bequest of Charles Francis Eberstadt, date unknown.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
James Leon Brown (1872-1958) and William Winsor Hopkins (1867-1961) owned a general store in Chepatchet, Rhode Island, 1921-1964, later the Brown & Hopkins Country Store.
Summary
Manuscript records of the United States Post Office in Chepatchet, Rhode Island, 1907-1910, kept by postmaster "James L. Brown," possibly James Leon Brown (1872-1958). Records are recorded on printed forms in a volume titled "Official Postmaster's Account and Record book, 4th class, form 1558 1/2" (copyright 1887, by Charles W. Miller). Records include inventories of stamps and other supplies; daily logs of sales and stamp cancellations; quarterly accounts; accounts for post office box rentals, with names of renters; and lists of unclaimed items, with names of addressees.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
October 14, 2019
References
United States Post Office (Chepatchet, R.I.) records. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
United States Post Office (Chepatchet, R.I.) records. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books - Rhode Island - Chepatchet - 20th century.
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