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The Secret Service of the Post-Office Department, as Exhibited in the Wonderful Exploits of Special Agents or Inspectors in the Detection, Pursuit, and Capture of Depredators Upon the Mails

The Secret Service of the Post-Office Department, as Exhibited in the Wonderful Exploits of Special Agents or Inspectors in the Detection, Pursuit, and Capture of Depredators Upon the Mails


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1886 Excerpt: ... i YEAR or two after the close of the late war, the first assistant postmaster-general received a singular letter, covering four pages of foolscap, from Oldbury, South Carolina. Through much painful chirography and bad spelling, the writer, one Abel Ridley, complained that, though rightful postmaster, he was kept out of possession of the office by violence and fraud. Many months before, according to the allegations, he had received the appointment, made the bond, and been duly commissioned, but during all this long period had been cruelly deprived of his rights by some mysterious usurper, who persistently refused to recognize the just claims of the complainant. A special agent was directed to proceed thither to learn the facts and take such action as the merits of the case might require. On reaching Oldbury he found that the letter contained a little truth, mixed with a good deal of falsehood. For a number of years after the war, great difficulty was experienced in filling the smaller offices at the south, as incumbents were required to take the "iron-clad oath," which few were able or willing to do. Among the devices for evading the law the most common was a dual arrangement whereby one party did the swearing and appeared on the record, while the other performed the work and drew the pay. Unmarried women or old men generally served as the figure-heads. Oldbury was a thriving village, and on the return of peace the community were in haste to secure a restoration of former mail facilities. They desired that the gentleman who had acceptably filled the position of postmaster for fifteen years should continue to serve in the same capacity; but he could not take the prescribed oath, having held office under the confederacy. In looking about for a man of straw to ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150734977
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 152
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150734973
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 286 gr


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