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Letter to Editor
November 12, 1814
Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger
Norfolk, Virginia
What is this article about?
Thomas Glenn rebuts Mr. O'Connor's criticism of a stage owner's mail delivery, claiming the mail arrives much earlier than the 10 AM contract time, often by sunrise, and urges O'Connor to retract his remarks. He appeals to local citizens and the Post-Master for verification.
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FALSE CHARGE!
MR. O'CONNOR,
You had better inform yourself as to the hour, for the Mail to arrive at this place, before you take the liberty to stigmatize the stage owner, who has been actuated from no other motive but that of accommodation, knowing the anxiety of the public, and those concerned, to have the mail in as early in the morning as possible; the time agreeably to the contract, for its arrival, is 10, but it generally gets in by 3 o'clock. So Mr. O'Connor suppose you acknowledge you have been illiberal in your remarks on that head in your last paper: He that acknowledgeth his sins and turneth from the error of his ways shall be forgiven.
I make the appeal to the good citizens of the Borough, and particularly the Post-Master, to say if my assertion is, or not, true, and that instead of the mail getting in by 10, it is often at the Post-Office by sun-rise, and scarcely after the hour of 8 o'clock any morning.
Thomas Glenn.
Nov. 12.
MR. O'CONNOR,
You had better inform yourself as to the hour, for the Mail to arrive at this place, before you take the liberty to stigmatize the stage owner, who has been actuated from no other motive but that of accommodation, knowing the anxiety of the public, and those concerned, to have the mail in as early in the morning as possible; the time agreeably to the contract, for its arrival, is 10, but it generally gets in by 3 o'clock. So Mr. O'Connor suppose you acknowledge you have been illiberal in your remarks on that head in your last paper: He that acknowledgeth his sins and turneth from the error of his ways shall be forgiven.
I make the appeal to the good citizens of the Borough, and particularly the Post-Master, to say if my assertion is, or not, true, and that instead of the mail getting in by 10, it is often at the Post-Office by sun-rise, and scarcely after the hour of 8 o'clock any morning.
Thomas Glenn.
Nov. 12.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Mail Delivery
Stage Owner
False Charge
Postal Contract
Early Arrival
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Glenn
Mr. O'connor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Thomas Glenn
Recipient
Mr. O'connor
Main Argument
the stage owner is not at fault for late mail delivery; the mail arrives earlier than the 10 am contract, usually by 3 am, and mr. o'connor should acknowledge his illiberal remarks.
Notable Details
Appeal To Good Citizens Of The Borough And Post Master For Confirmation
Biblical Allusion To Forgiveness For Acknowledging Sins