Collection of Beaufort and Chowan County Post Office Records, PC.5320

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Collection of Beaufort and Chowan County Post Office Records, PC.5320

Abstract

The records in this collection were created by United States Postal Service officials at the post offices in Edenton (Chowan County) and Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina. Beaufort records comprise a single letter copy book created by the Washington post office, which primarily consists of letters accompanying deposits sent from postmaster Charles W. Taylor to the postmasters in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as the United States Treasury. Chowan records comprise three sheets listing an account of mail sent from the Edenton post office in the spring of 1849.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Collection of Beaufort and Chowan County Post Office Records
Call Number
PC.5320
Creator
Hall, Charles F.
Date
1849-1898
Extent
0.310 cubic feet
Language
English
Repository
Outer Banks History Center

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Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying these materials.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], PC.5320, Collection of Beaufort and Chowan County Post Office Records, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of four items related to the United States Postal Service in Beaufort and Chowan Counties, North Carolina. Beaufort records comprise a single letter copy book created by the Washington post office, which primarily consists of letters accompanying deposits sent from postmaster Charles W. Taylor to the postmasters in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as the United States Treasury. A small number of letters on other subjects also appear in the book. Chowan records comprise three sheets listing an account of mail sent from the Edenton post office in the spring of 1849. The sheets list the destinations of letters sent each day, how many letters were sent to each destination, and the amount of paid and unpaid postage assessed on the letters. One sheet is undated but presumed to date from 1849 or the surrounding years.

Biographical/Historical

The records in this collection were created by United States Postal Service officials at the post offices in Edenton and Washington, North Carolina. These institutions were two of the first four post offices operating in North Carolina, dating back to at least 1789.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents
Washington, Beaufort County Post Office Record Book, 1894-1898
Box 1
Account of Mails Sent from the Post Office at Edenton, Chowan County, 1849
Oversize Folder 1

Subject Headings

  • Edenton Post Office (Edenton, N.C.)
  • Washington Post Office (Washington, N.C.)
  • Postal service--North Carolina--Beaufort County
  • Postal service--North Carolina--Chowan County

    • Acquisitions Information

    Donated by Charles F. Hall, October 2019.

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Samantha Crisp, May 2021.