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Samuel Osgood appointed first Postmaster General under the Constitution

President George Washington appointed Samuel Osgood as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the new federal government.

Samuel Osgood appointed first Postmaster General under the Constitution

Creating the national Post Office provided an essential federal communications and administrative service that helped bind the new nation and support commerce and government operations.

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