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Joseph Wheaton papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Joseph Wheaton papers | |
| Creator: Wheaton, Joseph, 1755-1828 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1805-1808 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 5 folders and 1 oversize folder | |
| Collection Number: ms1124 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Joseph Wheaton (1755-1828) was a mail carrier for the postal route from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans.
Scope and Content
The 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 Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order and by record type.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Joseph Wheaton papers, ms 1124. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.