MDSA02H3 Lecture Notes - Catholic Church, Mail And Wire Fraud, Post Riders
Document Summary
Msgs went out in a hundred disorgasnized oral and written ways over the centuries. The mail of the carrier followed two trails, the path of the govnt and the path of the private citizen and the merchant (govnt still keeps separate channels) Postal service is the handmaiden of central govt, essential to retaining power: kings knew if they wanted to control their land, they had to control communication. In china until recent centuries, postal service was used by the govnt only and merchants (japan only govt until 17th c) The new world had no horses until european invaders introduced them, so aztecs, incase and mayas employed relay stations of human runners. The first record of a written msg stamped w/ a seal and delivered by courier dates to king. Egyptians had a relay system that helped maintain central control of their empire; an ancient. Egyptian papyrus scroll carries the request write to me by the letter carrier .
