Longwood Post Office records
Collection — Volume: V424
Identifier: V424
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the record of mails received by the postmaster of the Longwood Post
Office, Ross Smiley.
Dates
- 1837-1845
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
The first post office at this site was called Philpott’s Mills, and was established on 15
December 1832. It was named for William Philpott who was the first Postmaster of this
location. The name was changed to Longwood on 24 April 1837; the first Postmaster
under the new name was Philip N. Marks. Ross Smiley was the Postmaster for the
period covered by this collection. The post office was discontinued in 1868,
reestablished in 1872, and discontinued again on 15 March 1901.
Source:
Indiana State Library. “Indiana Post Offices Index.” 391- 392
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2006/03 by Benjamin Clark. Finding aid updated 2015/10/30 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/08 by Lauren Patton
- Title
- Longwood Post Office records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
