IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0813 POST 99 Series
Held at: British Postal Museum and Archive: The Royal Mail Archive
Title: Post Office: Private Office Papers: Marquess of Salisbury
Date(s): 1820-1823
Level of description: Series
Extent: 4 volumes
Name of creator(s):
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CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Marquis of Salisbury, together with the Earl of Chichester, held the appointment of Joint Postmaster General from 6 April 1816. In May 1822 it was ordered in the House of Commons that the office of one of the Postmaster Generals be abolished to save revenue. Salisbury (the junior of the two) gave orders that his salary should be discontinued whilst he retained the appointment of Postmaster General. It was not until Salisbury's death on 13 June 1823 that Lord Chichester was appointed sole Postmaster General.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
This series consists of correspondence between the Marquess of Salisbury, Postmaster General, and Francis Freeling, Secretary of The Post Office, and mainly unnamed individuals. Subjects covered include staff appointments, the establishment and implementation of new Post Office services, letter traffic, the operation of services and instructions to staff.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
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Conditions governing access:
Public Record
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry checked by Barbara Ball
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General Internation Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G) second edition 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Date(s) of descriptions: Entry checked June 2011