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Letter to Editor
February 19, 1894
Daily Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A reader from Mt. Carmel, Ky., asks about penalties for postmasters disclosing letter recipients to protect sender anonymity. The editor states postmasters cannot disclose addresses and reporting to the Postmaster General would result in their removal.
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CHOP OFF HIS HEAD.
MT. CARMEL, Ky., Feb. 17th,
To the Ledger: Please let me know, through the columns of your paper, the penalty awarded to Postmasters telling people to whom letters are directed. This case came under my observation: I send a letter to a certain party and some one here is interested in the letter. The Postmaster tells him, either by request or voluntarily. It is a matter of considerable importance and I don't want the party to find out who I am writing to. If the Postmaster was reported what would be the effect?
Please answer to-day.
A Ledger Reader.
A Postmaster has no right, directly or indirectly, to disclose the address on any sort of mail matter. If he should do so, report the fact to the Postmaster General, and his official head will immediately be chopped off.—ED. LEDGER.
MT. CARMEL, Ky., Feb. 17th,
To the Ledger: Please let me know, through the columns of your paper, the penalty awarded to Postmasters telling people to whom letters are directed. This case came under my observation: I send a letter to a certain party and some one here is interested in the letter. The Postmaster tells him, either by request or voluntarily. It is a matter of considerable importance and I don't want the party to find out who I am writing to. If the Postmaster was reported what would be the effect?
Please answer to-day.
A Ledger Reader.
A Postmaster has no right, directly or indirectly, to disclose the address on any sort of mail matter. If he should do so, report the fact to the Postmaster General, and his official head will immediately be chopped off.—ED. LEDGER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Ethical Moral
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Postmaster
Mail Disclosure
Penalty
Privacy
Postmaster General
What entities or persons were involved?
A Ledger Reader
To The Ledger
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Ledger Reader
Recipient
To The Ledger
Main Argument
inquires about the penalty for postmasters disclosing the recipients of letters, as observed in a case where privacy was breached, and seeks to know the effect of reporting such an incident.
Notable Details
Editor Responds: Postmasters Have No Right To Disclose Addresses; Reporting To Postmaster General Results In Immediate Removal.
Title: Chop Off His Head.
Location: Mt. Carmel, Ky.
Date: Feb. 17th