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March
11, 1940.
The first rural
delivery service in the
United States was
established on October 1,
1896, at Charles Town,
Uvilla and Halltown, West
Virginia. The
first rural delivery
service in the state of
North Carolina was
established on October
23, 1896, at China Grove. Rural
delivery service was
established at Salisbury,
North Carolina, on April
1, 1902, with three
carriers at $500 per
annum each.
Records in the
Post Office Department
Library indicate that the
Salisbury, North
Carolina, post office was
established June 12,
1792, with George Lawmann
(shown later as Lauman)
as the first postmaster.
The records show
that upon the death of
Mr. Lauman, apparently
just prior to March 6,
1793, Samuel Dayton
assumed charge of the
office, and that on April
12, 1793, a commission as
postmaster at Salisbury
was forwarded to him.
An entry in Letter
Book “E” shows that
on March 21, 1796, Andrew
Balfour was appointed
postmaster at Salisbury,
and a letter to Mr.
Balfour of the same date
shows that Samuel Dayton
had died subsequent to
January 14, 1796.
Correspondence in
the Letter Books indicate
that the accounts were
carried in Samuel
Dayton’s name through
March 31, 1796.
Letters of March
14, 1800, to Mrs. E.
Balfour, and letters of
December 1, 1800, and
March 9, 1801, to Mrs.
Eliza Balfour, indicate
clearly that she was
taking care of the
business of the office
for Andrew Balfour,
postmaster.
A letter of the
Department dated December
7, 1809, was addressed to
E. Balfour, postmaster at
Salisbury, it is the
opinion of this office
that the title was a
clerical error.
Lists of post
offices, with
postmasters, are
available for the years
1811, 1813, 1817, 1819,
1822, and 1825.
All of them,
except the 1825 list,
show Andrew Balfour as
postmaster at Salisbury.
The 1825 list
shows Samuel Reeves.
The records show
that on September 27,
1792, Mrs. Sarah Decrow
was appointed postmaster
at Hertford, North
Carolina.
From records
available, it is believed
Mrs. Decrow was the first
woman to be appointed to
a postmastership under
the Constitution.
It is known, of
course, that at least two
women held similar
positions under the
Continental Congress. ooooo |
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