Triple
T5623658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 4th United States Congress |
E147667
|
entity |
| Predicate | enactedLaw |
P6890
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision)
The Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) was a U.S. federal statute that updated and expanded the early national postal system, defining postal routes, services, and regulations for mail delivery across the growing United States.
|
E478715
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) | Statement: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) Context triple: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision)]
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A.
Postal Service Act of 1792
The Postal Service Act of 1792 was a foundational U.S. law that established the national postal system, promoted the circulation of newspapers and information, and guaranteed low-cost, secure mail delivery as a key element of American democracy.
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B.
Post Offices and Post Roads Clause
The Post Offices and Post Roads Clause is a constitutional provision granting Congress the power to establish and regulate a national postal system and the routes over which mail is carried.
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C.
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
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D.
Post Office Act 1969
The Post Office Act 1969 is a UK law that reorganized the country's postal and telecommunications services, transforming them into a public corporation separate from direct government control.
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E.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) Triple: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision)]
Generated description
The Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) was a U.S. federal statute that updated and expanded the early national postal system, defining postal routes, services, and regulations for mail delivery across the growing United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) Target entity description: The Act establishing the Post Office and Post Roads (1796 revision) was a U.S. federal statute that updated and expanded the early national postal system, defining postal routes, services, and regulations for mail delivery across the growing United States.
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A.
Postal Service Act of 1792
chosen
The Postal Service Act of 1792 was a foundational U.S. law that established the national postal system, promoted the circulation of newspapers and information, and guaranteed low-cost, secure mail delivery as a key element of American democracy.
-
B.
Post Offices and Post Roads Clause
The Post Offices and Post Roads Clause is a constitutional provision granting Congress the power to establish and regulate a national postal system and the routes over which mail is carried.
-
C.
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
-
D.
Post Office Act 1969
The Post Office Act 1969 is a UK law that reorganized the country's postal and telecommunications services, transforming them into a public corporation separate from direct government control.
-
E.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c00906f2a88190a992c66b13d606d4 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02214b4948190b71a9f59499092f6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c04d5da9cc819097281dd6aa405e62 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c04edaa7408190811007d27549a35d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c04ff40ce88190a9aa8886c22386e1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.