Stephen F. Austin, pick up your mail

The first issue of the Arkansas Gazette (Nov. 20, 1819) contains a list of people who needed to pick up their mail at Arkansas Post. At the top of the list is Stephen F. Austin, with three letters. The notice warns that mail not claimed after three months will be returned to the dead letters office. There is something charming about the inclusion of a Great Man on the list of delinquent recipients.  Read More  

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