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Title: Help needed with passenger list entry
Post by: Gr8scot227 on Sunday 25 February 18 17:47 GMT (UK)

Hello,

Can anyone please tell me what the P.O. 4/64 means in the entry below? I get that the ship was Minnehaha but I don't think the sail took from 4/64-7/64. It was usually 3 weeks or so.

" McKinley Jane, Cashill, Carndonagh, P.O. 4/64. Minnehaha. 7/64.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Help needed with passenger list entry
Post by: DoireM on Sunday 25 February 18 18:49 GMT (UK)

Post Office.  Possible transcription error of the date.

DoireM

P.S.  Looking at names on the Minnehaha list for that date are the same.

Title: Re: Help needed with passenger list entry
Post by: Gr8scot227 on Sunday 25 February 18 20:20 GMT (UK)

Thanks DoireM,

What role did the post office play? Did they take bookings/payment?

Title: Re: Help needed with passenger list entry
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 25 February 18 20:31 GMT (UK)

The post office was used to get mail delivered. What you are looking at is a transcription which may contain mistakes.