 Joseph Wheaton papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJoseph Wheaton (1755-1828) was a mail carrier for the postal route from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of papers of Joseph Wheaton pertaining to the development of the U.S. postal route from Washington D.C. to New Orleans, Louisiana from 1805-1808. Correspondence and legal dispositions regard misuse of federal funds against Wheaton and the U.S. Post Office under Postmaster Gideon Granger. Materials also document the development of the road, the frontier postal system, problems with mail delivery, and descriptions of the territory from "Coweta Town to the Tombigby" river, the "high Shoals of Appalachy River on the frontier of Georgia" to Fort Stoddert and the Athens, Georgia vicinity. Organization and ArrangementArranged in chronological order and by record type. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJoseph Wheaton papers, ms 1124. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2017. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||