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resignation accepted

There is evidence that 150 years ago this week President Lincoln accepted the resignation of Postmaster General Montgomery Blair to placate the radical wing of his party. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: TO POSTMASTER-GENERAL BLAIR. … Continue reading

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Your New and More Bipartisan Post Office

On May 6, 1861 The New-York Times, which was pro-Republican Party at the time, lauded the decision of the United States Post Office Department to stop patronage-based replacements within the department: JUST AND PATRIOTIC. Among other late and gratifying determinations … Continue reading

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