[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1714

 To provide for the installation of a plaque to honor Dr. James Harvey 
       Early in the Williamsburg, Kentucky Post Office Building.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2001

 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the installation of a plaque to honor Dr. James Harvey 
       Early in the Williamsburg, Kentucky Post Office Building.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE TO HONOR DR. JAMES HARVEY EARLY.

    (a) In General.--The United States Postmaster General shall install 
a plaque to honor Dr. James Harvey Early in the Williamsburg, Kentucky 
Post Office Building located at 1000 North Highway 23 West, 
Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769.
    (b) Contents of Plaque.--The plaque installed under subsection (a) 
shall contain the following text:
            ``Dr. James Harvey Early was born on June 14, 1808 in Knox 
        County, Kentucky. He was appointed postmaster of the first 
        United States Post Office that was opened in the town of 
        Whitley Courthouse, now Williamsburg, Kentucky in 1829. In 1844 
        he served in the Kentucky Legislature. Dr. Early married twice, 
        first to Frances Ann Hammond, died 1860; and then to Rebecca 
        Cummins Sammons, died 1914. Dr. Early died at home in Rockhold, 
        Kentucky on May 24, 1885 at the age of 77.''.
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