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Joseph William Briggs

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Joseph William Briggs

Birth
New York, USA
Death
23 Feb 1872 (aged 58)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 38 Lot 13
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Instituted free home mail delivery in Cleveland and was later appointed to a postal job in Washington to establish this system throughout the U.S. Briggs claimed he thought of home delivery during the winter of 1862-1863 while watching how women, coming for letters from loved soldiers, where exposed to the cold while waiting in line.
Instituted free home mail delivery in Cleveland and was later appointed to a postal job in Washington to establish this system throughout the U.S. Briggs claimed he thought of home delivery during the winter of 1862-1863 while watching how women, coming for letters from loved soldiers, where exposed to the cold while waiting in line.

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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: May 21, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22456/joseph_william-briggs: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph William Briggs (5 Jul 1813–23 Feb 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22456, citing Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).