Show FIRST AERIAL MAIL IN 1803 To President Jefferson Really Belongs Belong the Honor of Instituting Something Something Some Some- thing New In Message Line While all unite In praise prolee of Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General Burleson In Inaugurating inaugurating rating an nn aerial mall service between n New Nev York and md Washington Americans should not make the mistake of ot crediting crediting cred credo the present administration with the first aerial moll mall service between the two cities As a matter of fact that honor bonor falls to the administration of Thomas s Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson more mom than a hundred red years ago It all attended the transmission of the deeds of at the Louisiana purchase to France Mr Jefferson of course was very ery anxious about the matter motter and after the deeds had been sent from Washington Wash Wash- ington Inton to Paris and the time had come when th the vessel bearing the signed deeds hock bade to this country was due Mr Jefferson on unable to withhold impatience im- im Impatience Im patience pott nce sent some pome carrier pigeons to New York to he be held until the T vessel arrived and ml then released bearing word of the fact of their arrival This was vas done and accordingly the first aerial mall mail service Rr dates hack back not to this spring lint hut to the year 1803 1503 |