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Domestic News
April 19, 1802
Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Ezra Taylor, Esq., the postmaster at Dresden on the Kennebec River, has been removed from office and replaced. Gideon ordered the mail stage rerouted to a distant part of town, causing inconvenience for residents seeking letters and newspapers.
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The worthy post master at Dresden (Kennebeck river) Ezra Taylor, Esq. has been removed from office, and another person appointed in his room. It is worthy of remark, that Gideon, in order to effect this change, has directed the mail stage from the seat of business, to a part of the town (some miles distant) where not a letter has reason to go for weeks and where few or no newspapers circulate.—but this is perhaps a necessary RED OWAN ABOLUT ACQUIESCENCE in the dictates of the majority " notwithstanding persons in business may be put to the inconvenience of sending several miles for their letters and papers.
The worthy post master at Dresden (Kennebeck river) Ezra Taylor, Esq. has been removed from office, and another person appointed in his room. It is worthy of remark, that Gideon, in order to effect this change, has directed the mail stage from the seat of business, to a part of the town (some miles distant) where not a letter has reason to go for weeks and where few or no newspapers circulate.—but this is perhaps a necessary RED OWAN ABOLUT ACQUIESCENCE in the dictates of the majority " notwithstanding persons in business may be put to the inconvenience of sending several miles for their letters and papers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Postmaster Removal
Dresden Maine
Mail Route Change
Gideon Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Ezra Taylor, Esq.
Gideon
Where did it happen?
Dresden (Kennebeck River)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Dresden (Kennebeck River)
Key Persons
Ezra Taylor, Esq.
Gideon
Outcome
ezra taylor removed from postmaster office; mail stage rerouted to inconvenient location, causing business inconvenience.
Event Details
The postmaster at Dresden, Ezra Taylor, Esq., has been removed from office and replaced by another person. Gideon directed the mail stage to a distant part of town where few letters or newspapers go, to effect this change.