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Ben Harrison: “The classification of the postal service made by the Postmaster-General under section 6 of the act of January 16, 1883…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1893
The classification of the postal service made by the Postmaster-General under section 6 of the act of January 16, 1883, is hereby extended to all free-delivery post-offices.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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