The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
Document Type
Dataset
File Format
CSV
Abstract
This dataset was created from a volume of 372 pages that records receipt and dispatch of all mail in the Philadelphia Post Office between May 25, 1748 and July 23, 1752. Deliveries into the Post Office from out of town were listed, letter by letter, by the names of the addressees, weight and amount due, paid or free.
The records were kept during Benjamin Franklin's tenure as Postmaster of Philadelphia.
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
5-25-1748
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
7-23-1752
Date of this Version
2014
Source(s)
This postal book is from: Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections, American Philosophical Society.
The finding aid can be found here and the digital version of the book can be found here.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
American Philosophical Society; Heider, Cynthia; Miller, Bayard; and Ziegler, Scott, "Incoming Post, 1748-1752, Philadelphia Post Office Records," - . 29. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2014. https://repository.upenn.edu
Date Posted: 30 April 2018
Comments
This dataset was created by Temple University Public History student Cynthia Heider with additional assistance provided by Bayard Miller and Scott Ziegler.
The work is submitted "as is." Despite the best efforts of all involved, mistakes often occur during the creation of datasets. Scholars are encouraged to consult the original records, in digital or physical format.