Record #:

19740

Author(s):

Crittenden, Charles Christopher

Abstract:

This article looks at the limited means for communication in North Carolina during the revolutionary period. The piece focuses on challenges to timely communication centered on the slow development of a proper postal system in the state, including an examination of messenger services, poor facilities and roads, and prohibitive costs as well as the consequences of unreliable communication methods.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Oct 1931, p373-383, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865