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Editorial
November 10, 1802
The Recorder
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
The editor reports complaints from printers in New York and York, Pennsylvania, about subscribers not receiving the Recorder newspaper due to apparent theft by post-office workers, expressing frustration over inability to punish the culprits.
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[The following articles were drawn up for last week's Recorder. They are now printed, exactly as they were originally wrote.]
About ten days ago, we had a letter from Mr. Burnham, printer of the New York Evening Post. He complained that not one of our subscribers in that city had got a single Recorder for a fortnight. The printer of the York Recorder has also wrote us that, excepting himself, not one of our subscribers at York (in Pennsylvania) has ever got a paper at all. although this gentleman obliged us with a list of names at least six weeks ago. These are very serious things: but if there are thieves belonging to the post-office department, it is from want of power, and not from any want of good will, that we do not transfer them to the workhouse and the whipping post. The rascal, who stops your paper, would, with equal pleasure, steal your shirt.
About ten days ago, we had a letter from Mr. Burnham, printer of the New York Evening Post. He complained that not one of our subscribers in that city had got a single Recorder for a fortnight. The printer of the York Recorder has also wrote us that, excepting himself, not one of our subscribers at York (in Pennsylvania) has ever got a paper at all. although this gentleman obliged us with a list of names at least six weeks ago. These are very serious things: but if there are thieves belonging to the post-office department, it is from want of power, and not from any want of good will, that we do not transfer them to the workhouse and the whipping post. The rascal, who stops your paper, would, with equal pleasure, steal your shirt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Press Freedom
Infrastructure
Crime Or Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Postal Delays
Newspaper Delivery
Post Office Theft
Subscriber Complaints
New York
York Pennsylvania
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Burnham
New York Evening Post
York Recorder
Post Office Department
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Postal Delays In Newspaper Delivery
Stance / Tone
Frustrated Accusation Of Post Office Theft
Key Figures
Mr. Burnham
New York Evening Post
York Recorder
Post Office Department
Key Arguments
Subscribers In New York Have Not Received The Recorder For A Fortnight
Subscribers In York, Pennsylvania, Have Never Received Any Papers Despite A List Provided Six Weeks Ago
Post Office Workers Are Thieves Stealing Newspapers
The Editor Lacks Power But Wishes To Punish Thieves With Workhouse And Whipping Post
Such Rascals Would Steal Personal Items Like Shirts With Equal Pleasure