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The Railway postal service : originated by William A. Davis of St. Joseph, Mo. : inaugurated on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad in 1862

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

author

Bittinger, John L (John Lawrence) 1833-

Subject

Davis, William A. 1809-1875

Notes

Written by J.L. Bittinger, who succeeded William A. Davis as postmaster of St. Joseph, Mo.
SCDIRB copy (39088016468837) bound in light blue library buckram, title in gilt within black leather spine label.

Date

1885

Call number

HE6475 .B62 1885

Type

Books

Physical description

21 pages : portrait ; 22 cm

Place

United States

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Railway mail service--History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_sil_1088014
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