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POST MASTER GENERAL v. EARLY

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25 U.S. 136 (1827)

12 Wheat. 136

6 L.Ed. 577

THE POST MASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, against EARLY and Others.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 15, 1827.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Wheaton, for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Webster and Mr. Berrien, for the defendants.

Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court, and after stating the case, proceeded as follows:

The post office department was established at the commencement of the revolution, under the superintendence of a Post Master General, who was authorized to appoint his deputies, and was made responsible for their conduct. Soon after the adoption of the present government, in September, 1789, Congress passed a temporary...

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