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From: "RichardEngan" <>
Subject: Peder Jensen v. Post, born abt 1784
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 15:46:08 -0500
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Hi Ian

Would this be like a custom officer or tax collector?

Richard Engan

> My gg grandfather was at one time during his career in the Danish customs
> service a "Post Controlleur", I have not yet found out what his duties
were.
> Duty was paid on all grain and this required that there was a customs
> officer to supervise the activities of distillers, whose product was grain
> based. So Post may have something to do with the fact that Peder Jensen
was
> a distiller.
>
> Ian Westergaard
> In Cloudy Cold & Frosty Central Otago
> New Zealand
>
>
> > Could the Post refer to him having a post office? I do not know that he
> had
> > a Post Office, He was a "braendeviinsbraender og vognmand " which
sounds
> > like it could be a tavern, that may have contained a Post Office.
> >
> > Would the von be more common if he would have been an immigrant from the
> > Netherlands or Germany?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Richard Engan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >My great grandfather is Peder Jensen v. Post. What does the "v"
> > > >stand for? What does the "Post" mean?

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