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Goddard, Mary Katherine, 1736-1816 to his excellency George Washington Esq. President of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09756.02 Author/Creator: Goddard, Mary Katherine, 1736-1816 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 December 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.9 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

One letter addressed to George Washington from Mary Katherine Goddard dated December 23, 1789. Pertains to reinstating Mary Katherine Goddard as the Postmaster General in Baltimore. Claims that she had not committed misconduct in her position. and should therefore not be forcibly removed by Postmaster General Samuel Osgood.

Goddard, Mary Katherine, 1736-1816
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813

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