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- GLC#
- GLC09756.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- November 13, 1789
- Author/Creator
- unknown, fl. 1789
- Title
- Extract of a letter from Baltimore to a Gentleman in Philadelphia
- Place Written
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 34.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
- PDF Download(s)
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- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
One unaddressed letter dated November 13, 1789. Pertains to the firing of Baltimore's Postmaster, Mary Katherine Goddard. The author describes Goddard's work ethic as superior and satisfactory to all in Baltimore. Also describes her successor, Colonel John White as being able to attain the position through political manipulation. Mentions Goddard's financial situation in the wake of her job loss.
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