06/18/1886
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"The gross receipts of the office for the year ended June 30, 1887, are reported by the Postmaster-General at $5,337."
"The permission to purchase this addition at a price per foot greatly in excess of that already owned by the Government seems so unnecessary, except to benefit the owner, that I am of the opinion it sh..."
"I can not see that it was such a result of military service as to entitle the applicant to a pension."
"There does not seem to be any governmental purpose to which such a building could be properly devoted except the accommodation of the post-office."