George Washington to Ebenezer Hazard requesting a report on the general state of the United States Post Office - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04444
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1789
Title	George Washington to Ebenezer Hazard requesting a report on the general state of the United States Post Office
Date	8 June 1789
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Recipient	Hazard, Ebenezer
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Washington requests a report on the general state of the United States Post Office from Hazard, the Postmaster General.
Subjects	President Post Office Government and Civics
People	Hazard, Ebenezer (1744-1817) Washington, George (1732-1799)
Place written	New York, New York
Theme	The Presidency; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide New York June 8:th 1789. Sir, As I have (without doing it officially) requested from the Heads of the several Executive Departments such information, as might be requisite to bring me acquainted with the business and duties of the Departments, I have thought fit to ask, in the same informal manner, for some specific information, in writing, relative to the past and present state of the Post-Office. I must, therefore, request you will advise of the general state of the Establishment -- of the annual expenses of conducting the whole business, for every year, since you have been at the Head of it - and of the annual income, for every year, during the same period - by which the exact deficiency, or profits of the Post-Office, yearly, will be seen at a single glance. - I presume the department has been managed in so methodical a manner, that there can be but little trouble or delay in making the necessary Report and Abstracts. I am, with due consideration, Sir, Your most Obedt. Servt. - Ebenezer Hazard Esqr. Go:Washington Post Master General.

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