Wartime History
Letter about mail during the Crimean War, 25 June 1854
Finding number: POST 29/71
This letter was written from Constantinople to inform Rowland Hill that postal arrangements were not operating as they should there. Letters for officers in both the Army and the Navy were being delayed because the postage had not been paid in advance.
The letter is part of a folder entitled Crimean War. Postal Arrangements. A newspaper article in the folder supports this letter and comments on the "unsatisfactory" Post Office department compared to its French equivalent "which is perfection".
These documents are interesting because they reveal an element of Post Office work that may not at first spring to mind.
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Letter to Rowland Hill about mail during the Crimean War, 25 June 1854 - page 1 (445.6KB)
Letter to Rowland Hill about mail during the Crimean War, 25 June 1854 - page 2 (329.9KB)
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