Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Postal rates, Railroads--Freight--Rates, Railway mail service, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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Postmaster General Cortelyou acknowledges Representative Overstreet’s letter asking about the weighing of mail, and encloses a reply from the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, who is responsible for that area. Cortelyou has directed an investigation of this, as well as an investigation of the different rates and routes of carrying the mail across the country, and how much compensation would change given different variables.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-09
Creator(s)
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet. [January 9, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55166. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet. [9 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55166.
APA:
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940., [1907, January 9]. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55166.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
