Chapter LVII. *establishing certain Post Routes.* February 27, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following be established Post-routes established
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Chap. LVII.— An Act *establishing certain Post Routes.* February 27, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following be established Post-routes established. See *post,* pp. 206, 207.as post roads: ALABAMA. Alabama. From Louisville, Barbour county, to Indigo Head, Coffee county. From Andalusia, via William Davis’s, Helton’s Cross-roads, and John Carey’s, to William F. Seglar’s. From William Wills, Covington county, to Thomas Baggett’s, in Florida.
From Harpersville to Elliott’s, in Cahaba valley. 152 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 57. 1861. From Burleson, via Fremont, to Smithville, Mississippi. From the Limekiln on the Alabama and Tennesee River railroad, via Campbell’s Home, to Molleti’s, in Shelby county. From Pushmataha to Meridian, Mississippi, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. From Centreville, via Six Mile, to Oakville. From Wedowie, via Jordan’s Store, Arbacoochie, Cane Land, Corn Grove, to White Plains. From Oleander to Warrenton, in Marshall county.
From Tuscaloosa, via Six Mile, to the Centreville Depot. ARKANSAS. Arkansas. From Searcy to Clarksville. From Lewisburg to Clinton. From West Point to the mouth of Little Red river. From Dover, Pope county, via Big Creek, Newton county, to Forsyth, Taney county, Missouri. From Smithville, Lawrence county, via Salem and Sapp’s Store, in Fulton county, to Springfield, Missouri. From Madison, St. Francis county, via Augusta, Jackson county, to Searcy, White county. From Helena, along the St.
Francis road, to Madison. From Huntsville, Madison county, via Ozark, Franklin county, to Waldron, Scott county. From Jacksonport, Jackson county, via Oil Trough and Pleasant Plains, and through Pine Grove neighborhood, to Wolf Bayou P. O., Independence county. From Batesville, Independence county, via Mt. Olive, Izard county, Yellville, Marion county, Carrollton, Carroll county, Huntsville, Madison county, to Fayetteville, Washington county. From Memphis, via Madison, to Little Rock.
From Walnut Hills, La Fayette county, to Courtland, Cass county, Texas, via Spring Banks and Bright Star. From Hot Springs, Hot Springs county, to Caddo P. O., Montgomery county. From Ultima Thule, Sevier county, to Boston, Bowie county, Texas. From Washington, Hempstead county, via Pine Grove, same county, Caddo Gap and Mt. Ida, Montgomery county, and Waldron, Scott county, to Fort Smith, Sebastian county. From Green Mount, Drew county, to Auburn, Arkansas county, via Moore’s on Bayou Bartholomew.
From Camden, via Magnolia and Homer, to Minden, Louisiana. From Grand Glaze, Jackson county, via Intercourse, Pleasant Plains, Cedar Grove, Piney Woods, to Wolf Bayou, Independence county. From Little Boek, via Gillman’s, King’s Bridge, Springfield, Conway county, Glass Village, Dover, Pope county, Maddin’s Mill, Clarksville, Ozark, and Van Buren, to Fort Smith. From Camden, via Lisbon and Buffalo, to Eldorado. From court-house of Craighead county, to Pocahontas. From Pine Bluff to Hot Springs.
From Fremont, via Lisbon, Varner’s and Easter’s, to Atlanta, Columbia county. From Memphis, Tennessee, via Wittsburg, Arkansas, to Jacksonport. From Sugar Loaf, via Adam Morris’s, Thomas Lewis’s, to Jack Riddle’s, on the overland mail route. CALIFORNIA. California. From Sonora, via Jamestown, Montezuma, Chinese Camp, Crimsa House, and Don Pedro’s Bar, to Coulterville. 153 From Sonora, in Tuolumne county, to Monoville, in Western Utah. From Tehama, in Tehama county, to Ukiah, in Mendocino county.
From Weaverville to Summerville, in the county of Klamath. From Weaverville, via Douglas City, to Kingsbury’s, on Hay Fork, in Trinity county. From Nevada to Carson City, in Utah. From Red Bluff, in Tehama county, via Lost Camp, Pine Grove, to Susanville, in Honey Lake Valley. From Los Angelos, via Anheim, San Juan, Capietruno, and San Louis Rey, to San Diego. From San Louis Rey to Temecula. From Yreka, via Shasta and Murphy, in the State of California, to Genoa, in the Territory of Utah.
From Cloverdale, via Felly’s Valley, Ukiah City, Little Lake Valley, and Sherwood, to Long Valley. From Cloverdale to Eureka. From Eureka to Uniontown. From Eureka, via Bear River and Cape Mendocino, to Mattole Valley. From Weaverville, Trinity county, via Rattle Snake, Grizzly Gulch, and Buelville, to the Forks of Salmon River, Klamath county. From Carson City, in the Territory of Utah, to Nevada City, passing over the Sierra Nevada, through the Henness Pass, with mail routes diverging therefrom; first, one leaving said route at Jackson’s Ranch, near the western end of Henness Pass, to Downieville, Sierra county; and the second, leaving at Lake City, in the county of Nevada, via North San Juan, to Marysville, Yuba county.
From Sonora, California, by Long Gulch, Blakeley, and Somer’s Mills, Cherokee Pass, McKee’s Mills, and Carroll’s Mills, to Salisbury’s Mills. From Fort Tejon, by San Bernardino and San Gornonina, to Fort Yuma. From San Bernardino, by Fillmore, to Salt Lake. From San Bernardino, by Temecla, to San Diego. From Visalia, by Buzzard Roost and Tulare Lake, to San Louis Obispo. From Fort Miller, by Gold Gulch, Coarse Gold Gulch, Roan’s Store, and Brown’s Ranch, to Mariposa. From Mokelumne Hill, by West Point, to Genoa.
From Georgetown, by Work’s Ranch, Gaddis Creek, and Slippery Ford, to Carson City. From Georgetown, by Volcanoville, to Michigan Bluffs. From Placerville, by Coloma, to Auburn. From Sacramento, by Sutterville and Runyon’s Ranch, to Sharp’s Ranch. From Eldorado, by Miller's Ranch and Drytown, to Jackson. From Marysville, by Johnson’s Crossing, Coon Creek, and Gold Hill, to Auburn. From Fairfield, by Bernyessa Valley, to Clear Lake. From Fairfield, by Nursis Landing, to Riovista, or Bazos del Rio.
From Weaverville to Trinity Centre. From Happy Camp, California, to Waldo, Oregon. From Yreka, by Indiantown, to Scott’s Bar. From Forks of Salmon, by Farler’s, Centreville, Cecilville, Petersburg, and Buel’s, to Big Bend. From Big Bend, by Rattlesnake, to North Fork of Trinity. From Cloverdale, by Ukiah Valley, Little Lake Valley, and Round Valley, to Weaverville. From Petaluma, by Sebastopol and Fort Ross, to Punta Arenas. From Ukiah to Mendocino City. 154 From San Francisco, by Tally’s, to Napa.
From Upper Clear Lake to Mendocino. From Santa Rosa to Somona. From Santa Rosa, by Annally’s, to Bodego. From San Louis Obispo to San Simeon. From Santa Clara, by Mountain Charley’s or Loquel, to Santa Cruz. From Downieville, by Sierra Valley, Upper Crossing of Truckee, Big Steamboat, and Spring Meadows, to Washoe Valley. From Quincy, by Martin’s Ranch, Lovejoy’s, Eightmile House, Beckwith’s, Hay Stacks, and Peavine Springs, to Virginia City. From Cloverdale to Eureka Bay. From Eureka to Uniontown and back, daily.
From Eureka, by Bear River and Mendocino, to Mattole. From Crescent City, by mouth of Rouge River, to Port Oxford. From Sacramento, by Ione City, to Jackson. From Stockton, by Poverty Bar, Laucha Plana, Campo Seco, Ione City, and Cosumne, to Folsom. From Jackson, Pine Grove, and Fiddletown, to Indian Springs. From Mokelumne Hill to Elk Grove. From West Point, by Indian Springs, to Grizzley Flat. From Diamond Springs, by Fiddletown, to West Point. From Folsom, by Fiddletown, to Indian Springs.
From Grizzley Flat to Georgetown. From Placerville, by Greenwood, to Michigan Bluffs. From Marysville to Folsom, via Coon Creek. From Yankee Jim’s to Placerville. From Yankee Jim’s, by Illinoistown and Red Dog, to Nevada. From Michigan Bluffs, by Dutch Flat and Little York to Nevada. From Dutch Flat, Omega, Moore’s Flat, and Alleghany town, to Downieville. From Illinoistown, by Grass Valley, to Empire Ranch. From Oregon House to Forbestown. From Downieville, by Eureka North and Table Rock, to Gibsonville.
From Camptonville, by Forbestown, to Peavine. From Oroville to Forbestown. From Laporte, by Quincy, to Shasta. From Mokelumne Hill to Murphey’s. From Double Springs to Columbia. From Columbia to Murphey’s. From Columbia to Mariposa. From Mariposa to Visalia. CONNECTICUT. Connecticut. From Redding Ridge, via Redding, to West Redding. FLORIDA. Florida. From Tampa to Fort Meade. From Volusia to a point on Halifax river, known as Shady’s Grove, to embrace Haw Creek and Tomaka. From Madison Court-house, via Moseley’s Mills, to New Boston, on the Suwannee river.
From Bronson, Levy county, via Chrystal River, to Brookville, Hernando county. From Brookville, Hernando county, to Bayport. From Fort Meade to Charlotte Harbor. From Providence, via Lake Butler, to Stark. From Oceola, via Number Two, Tyner’s, Willis’, Rawls’, and Shell Pond, to Archer Station, on the Florida railroad. From Apalachicola to Cedar Key. 155 GEORGIA. Georgia. From Newton, Baker county, via Camilla, Mitchell county, and Moultrie, Colquitt county, to Nashville, Berrien county.
From Milford, via Furlow’s, to Gillionsville. From Americus, Sumpter county, via Ellaville, Schley county, and Buena Vista, Marion county, to Geneva, Talbot county. From Waresboro’ to Holmesville. From Blackshear, Pierce county, via Strickland and Baggby’s Store, to Douglas, Coffee county. From Albany, via Moultrie and Tallokos, to Quitman. From Spring Place to Ball Grounds, Murray county. From Ellejay, via Jasper, in Pickens county, and Bull Grounds, to Canton, Cherokee county.
From Rome, via the Coosa River and Greenport, to Talladega, Alabama. From Stephensville to Dublin, Laurens county. From Atlanta, via Roswell, Alpharetta, and Cumming, to Dahlonega. From Bowdon, via Goggin and Walthall’s Store, and Tallapoosa, to Cedartown. From Atlanta, via Turner and Ma-on’s Ferry, Powder Springs, Villa Rica, Buchanan, and Tallapoosa, to Jacksonville, Alabama. From Trader’s Hill to Tebeauvilie, on the Atlantic and Gulf railroad. From Statenville, Eehol’s county, to Valdosta, Lowndes county.
From Newton to Bond’s Mills. From Doctortown, by the Antamaha river road, to Oakmulgeeville. From Reidsville to Johnson’s Station. From Valdosta, via Hahira, Berry Wells, and Ava, to Moultrie, Colquit county. From Way’s Station, on the Alabama and Gulf railroad, via Ellarby’s Store, Valentine Gill’s, William Kennedy’s, and Harrill’s Store, in Bullock county, to Statesboro’. From Jacksonville, in Telfair county, to Sugar Creek. From Harmony Grove, in Jackson county, Phidetta, Bushville, and the county site of Banks, Wells Creek, Hollingsworth, to Clarksville, in Habersham county.
ILLINOIS. Illinois. From Greenup, in Cumberland county, via Prairie City and Neoga, to Shelbyville, Shelby county. From Rockland Station, on the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad, in Lake county, via Libertyville, Frémont, and Shields, to Forksville, in said county. From Marion, Williamson county, via M. F. Smith’s and Western Saratoga, to Jonesboro’, in Union county. From Murphysboro’, via the Bluff road, to Liberty, in Randolph county. From Gardner Station, on the Alton and St.
Louis railroad, to Tonica Station, on the Illinois Central railroad. From Mount Eric, Wayne county, to Clay City, Clay county. From Carbondale, via Urbane. J. A. Williams’, and Caleb Lyrely’s, to Jackson, Missouri. From Duquoin, Perry county, via Vergennes and Ava, to Chester. From Newton, in Jasper county, via Elliottstown, to Mason, Effingham county. From Mt. Vernon to Xenia. From Quincy, Adams county, via Millville, Kinderhook, Rockport, Atlas, Pleasant Vale, Pleasant Hill, Bayville, Fairview, and Hamburgh, to Hardin, in Calhoun county; and returning, shall pass up the bottom lands of the Illinois river to Shafer’s Store, thence to Vedder, Newport, Harpole’s School House, Bayville, and back on the same route to Quincy. 156 From Hardin, via News, Fielding, Jerseyville, and Fidelity, to Shipman, in Macoupin county.
From Wallingford, via Five Mile Grove, to Joliet. From Georgetown, via Indianola, Palermo, (Hickory Grove,) New-man, and Camargo, to Tuscola. From Manteno, via Yellow Head Grove, to Sherburnville. From Manchester, in Green county, via Winchester and Oxville, to Naples, in Scott county. From Hickory Hill to Xenia. From Prairie City, via Arlowe, Burnsville, Job’s Creek, and Mustean’s Grove, to La Harpe. From Belleville to Coloma, a station on the Central railway, Washington county.
From Galva, Henry county, via Bishop Hill, to Cambridge. From Macomb, McDonough county, via Johnson, Table Grove, Ipavia, Vermont, and Astoria, to Bardstown, in the county of Cass. From Indianola to Catlin. From Duquoin, Perry county, via Forest Hill, Willis Grove, and Denmark, to Steel’s Mills, Randolph county. From Benton, via Aiken, Lane’s Cross Roads, and Griswold, to New Haven, Illinois. From Jordan Post Office, Vermillion county, Illinois, to Marshfield, Warren county, Indiana.
From Bushnell, via Marietta, Table Grove, Vermont, Astoria, Browning, and Frederick, to Beardstown. INDIANA. Indiana. From Chili, via Wheatville, to Gilead. From Ross Station (on the Michigan Central railroad cut-off) to Merrillville, Lake county. From Grovertown, (on the Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad,) via Knox, in Stark county, to San Pierre, on the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago railroad. From Mooney, via Wood ville P. O., to Medora. From Bourbon, Marshall county, (on the Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad,) via Tippecanoetown, Yellow Creek, Sevastopol, Akron, Gilead, Wheatville, and Chili, to Peru, on the Wabash Valley railroad.
From Greensburgh, via Kingston, Spring Hill, and Clarksburgh, to Metamora. From Newport, via Quaker Point, to Bon well, in Illinois. From Hobbieville, Green county, via Bloomfield and Linton, to Sullivan, Sullivan county. From Dyer Station, Lake county, via St. John’s and Brunswick, to Outlet. From Bridgeport, Perry county, to Ferdinand, Dubois county. From the county seat of Newton county, via White’s Grove, to Morocco. From Brownstown, via Mooney, to Bloomington. From Fort Ritner, via Leesville, to Heltonville.
From Crown Point to Dyer Station. From Alvarado to Hamilton. From Aurora to Rising Sun, (by land.) From Monrovia, via Centre Valley and Belleville, to Cartersburg. IOWA. Iowa. From Forrest City, Winnebago county, via Bristol and W. H. Russel’s, Worth county, and Stephen’s Corners, on the Minnesota line, to Otranto, in Mitchell county. From Des Moines, via Winterset, Madison county, Afton, Union county, 157and Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa, and Mound City, Holt county, Missouri, to White Cloud, Kansas.
From Oskaloosa to Montezuma. From Montezuma, via Blue Point, to Lynnville, in Jasper county. From Oskaloosa, via Flint, Granville, Lynnville, and Sugar Creek, to Grinnell, Poweshiek county. From Cedar Bluffs to Mechanicsville. From Leoni, Butler county, via Boyland’s Grove, Union Ridge, Hampton, County Seat, Franklin county, and Maysville, to Iowa Falls, Hardin county. From Shell Rock Falls, via Plymouth, Northwood, Shell Rock City, and Saint Nicholas, to Albert Lee, Freeborn county, Minnesota.
From Wyoming, Jones county, to Louden, Cedar county, on the Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska railroad, crossing the Wapsapinicon river at Oxford City. KANSAS. Kansas. From Merrimac to Eaton City, on the Republican river. From Palermo to Kennekuk. From Kennekuk to Louisville. From Cottonwood Falls to Beach Valley. From Cottonwood Falls, via Diamond Springs, to Junction City. From Chelsea to Diamond Springs. From Raysville (Osage post-office), via Dayton, Turkey Creek, and Rockford, to Pawnee City.
From Leavenworth, via Pratt’s Mission, Monticello, Olathe, Spring Hill, Paolo, Paris, Moneka, Mound City, Mapleton, and Dogtown, to Marmaton, in Bourbon county. From Marysville, Marshall county, via Cottonwood Trading Post, to Washington, Washington county. From Humboldt, Allen county, via Osage City, Catholic Mission, Free Point, and Saint John, to Fort Gibson. From Carlyle, Allen county, via Geneva, to Neosho Falls, Woodson county. From Ohio city, Franklin county, via Central City, to Neosho Falls.
From Paoli, Lykins county, via Miami Village, New Lancaster, and Rockville, to West Point, Bates county, Missouri. From Topeka, via Burlingame, to Forest Hill. From Atchison, via Saint Nicholas, Winchester, and Oskaloosa, to Lawrence. From Atchison, via Lancaster, America, Irving City, and Blue River, to Clifton, in Clay county. From Lawrence to Salina, via Big Springs, Shields, and Brownville. From Burlington, via Woodson Center, Nicarawgua, Verdigris, and Salem, on the Arkansas river, to Sherman, Texas.
From Ossawatamie, via Jackson, Centreville, and Oakwood, in Linn county, to Xenia, Bourbon county. From Lawrence, via Minneola and Sac and Fox Agency, to Burlington. From Leavenworth City, via Platte City, Missouri, to Cameron, Missouri. From Fort Riley, via Batchelder, to Gatesville. From Leroy, Coffee county, to Neosho Falls, Woodson county. From Atchison to Hollon, in Jackson county. From Atchison, via Lancaster, Monrovia, Morgota, Eureka, America, and Clear Creek, to Merrimac.
From Junction City, to Denver City, via Smokey Hill, Fork of Kansas river. From Fort Scott, via Cow Creek, Mr. Baxter’s, Hudson’s, Z. Daniel’s, Sulphur Springs, Landrum’s, John Alberty’s, Fryar’s Creek, Duncan’s, 158Brady's Ferry, Arkansas river, N. Fork, Town Creek Nation, Gary’s, and Boggy Depot, to Preston, Texas. From Denver City to Mountain City. From Colorado City, via Tarryall, to Breckenridge. From Missouri City to Breckenridge, via Spanish Bar and Idaho. From Mountain City to Boulder.
From the Sac and Fox Agency to Burlington. From Humboldt, via Catholic Mission and McGee City, to Grand Fails, Newton county, Missouri. From Mapleton, via Magnolia and Vernon, in Allen county, to Humboldt. From Ellwood to Marysville. From Colorado City to Diamond Springs, on the Independence and Santa Fe route. From Vermillion City, via Irving, to Eatonsville. From Fort Smith, in Arkansaw, via Fort Gibson, to Pawnee Fork, Kansas. From Colorado City to Pawnee Fork. From Cottonwood Springs, in Nebraska Territory, to Denver City.
From Woodson Centre, Woodson county, Kansas, via Mantaw, Allen county, Littletown, Lebeete, in Dorr county, Quapaw Agency, in the Quapaw Nation, to Neosho, in Newton county, Missouri. From Topeka, via Springfield, to Council Grove. From Council Grove to Cottonwood Falls. From Cottonwood Falls, via Bazaar, to Chelsea. From Marysville, via Merrimac, St. George, and Waubonsa, to Wilmington. From Xeaven worth, via De Soto, to Ossawatomie. From Mapleton, Bourbon county, via Magnolia and Vernon, to Humboldt, Allen county.
From Colorado City to Pawnee Fork. From Kansas to Fort Riley. From Atchison to Topeka. From Atchison to Fort Kearney. From Pawnee Fork, via Fort Wise, to Pueblo, on the Arkansas river. From Pueblo to Colorado City. From Pueblo up the Arkansas river, via Cannon City, Kellar’s Bar, California Gulch, and Georgia Gulch, to Breckenridge. From Ohio City, via Cresco, to Le Roy. From Tanqua to California Gulch, on the Arkansas. KENTUCKY. Kentucky. From Bowling Green, via Claypool and Gainsville, to Scottsville.
From Murray, via Cook’s Valley and Lionville, to Feliciana. From McKee, Jackson county, via William Golden’s and Reedville, to Mount Vernon. From John Morris’s, on Beaver Creek, Floyd county, to Whitesburg, Letcher county. From Licking Station, Floyd county, via Elliottsville and Jackson, Breathitt county, to Booneville. From Danville, Boyle county, via the Danville, Dix River, and Lancaster Turnpike road, to Lancaster, Garrard county. From Paintsville, Jackson county, [to] Saylersville, Magoffin county.
From London, Laurel county, via Sublimity, to Somerset, in Pulaski county. From Flat Lick, Knox county, along the old Wilderness and Raccoon road, to Bush’s Store, in Laurel county. From Hazard, Perry county, via Joseph Eversole’s and Crockettsville, tn Booneville, Owsley county. 159 From Paducah, via Mayfield, to Casey’s Station, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, in Tennessee. From Murray via New Providence [and] Albertson’s Mills, to New Concord. From Providence, via Dixon, to Poolville.
From Cadis, via Donaldson Creek, to Linton. From Wingo’s Station, via Casey’s Station and Feliciana, to Hickman. From Madisonville, via Vanderburgh, St. Jo’s, and Dixon, to Morgan field. From Clinton, Kentucky, to Dresden, Tennessee. From Clarksville, Tennessee, via Garnetsburg, Lafayette, Roaring Springs, to Cadiz, Kentucky. From Barboursville, Knox county, via London, to Boston, Whitley county. From West Liberty, Morgan county, via the forks of Elk Creek, the forks of New Creek, and New Hope, to Bells trace, at William Watsons.
LOUISIANA. Louisiana. From Opelousas to Hickory Flats, in [the] parish of Calcasieu. From Downsville, via Pipesville, Lourence’s Ferry, and John Day’s, to Lisbon, in Claiborne parish. From Greensburg, via William’s Mills, on Fickfaw river, to Osyka, on the New Orleans, J., and G. N. railroad. From Harrisonburg to Winsboro’. From Kirk’s Ferry to Trinity. From Tanchipahoa, in St. Helena, to Franklinton. From Villa Platte, via Hickory Flat, to Lake Charles. From Mount Pleasant, Caldwell Parish, to Louisville, Winn Parish.
From Lake Charles to Sugar Town. MARYLAND. Maryland From Bladensburg to Buena Vista. From North East, via Bay View and Zion, to Brick Meeting-house, in Cecil county. MASSACHUSETTS. From Charlemont, Franklin county, through the northwest part of Hawley, and the northerly part of Savoy, in Berkshire county, to Adams, South village, in said Berkshire county, via the post-office in West Hawley, and the house of Timothy Baker, in said Savoy. From Franklin to Sheldon ville. [From Charlotte Hall, down the three-notched road, to the Great Mills, and thence to Point Lookout.] MICHIGAN.
Michigan. From Croton to Leonard. From Sangatunck, via Holland, to Grand Haven. From Arland, via Tompkins’ Mills, Aurelius Centre, and North Aurelius, to Delhi Centre. From Forestville, via Bingham, Austin, Elkland, Ellington, Almer, Indianfields, Watrous ville, Denmark, and Blumfield Junction, to East Saginaw. From Linden, via Argentine and Deer Creek, to Oak Grove. From the mouth of the Menomonee river, via Little Bay de Noquet, to Munising, on Lake Superior. From Ovid, on the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad, to Duplain.
From Niles, via Berrien Centre, Pipe Stone, and Bainbridge, to Watervliet. From Muskegon, county site of Muskegon, to Mears, at the head of White Lake. 160 MINNESOTA. Minnesota. From Breckenridge, in Toombs county, via Graham’s Point, Sytorainue, La Fayette, Georgetown, Dakota, and Fort Abercrombie, to Pembina, in Pembina county. From Pine Bend, in Dakota county, to Northfield, in Rice county. From Chatfield, Fillmore county, via Carimona, Forestville, Cherry Grove, Etna, and Elba, to Leroy, Mower county.
From Reed’s Landing, via Pepin, Lakeport, Stockholm, and Maiden Rock, to Saratoga, Wisconsin. From Little Falls to Breckenridge. From Little Falls, Morrison county, via Granite City, and the north shore of Mille Lac Lake, to Superior City, Wisconsin. From New Ulm, Brown county, via Leavenworth, to Fort Ridgely, Nicollet county. From Jackson, Minnesota, to Fort Dodge, Iowa. From Jackson, Minnesota, to Sioux Fails City, Dakota Territory. MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi. From Meadville, via Wells Creek and Knoxville, to Hopewell Church.
From Philadelphia, in Neshoba county, via Team’s Spring, to Mashulaville. From Herbert, Neshoba county, (on the great stage line from Jackson, Mississippi, to Montgomery, Alabama,) to Marion station on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. From Port Gibson, Claiborne county, via Oak Hill, to Union Church, Jefferson county. From Big Oak, Kemper county, via Marion Station, to Philadelphia, in Neshoba county. From Garvin’s Ferry, on the Sunflower river, to Williams’s Landing, on the same river.
From Greenwood to Sharkey, and declaring the Tallahatchie river a post route between those points. From Union, via William Tames, Belton, to Chunkeyville. MISSOURI. Missouri. From Parkville to Quindaro, in Kansas. From Rochester, Andrew county, via Albert G. Atkins’s farm and Douglas, to Yolo, in Gentry county. From Trenton, Grundy county, via Edenburg, Grubtown, and Bolton, to Bethany. From Independence, via Liberty, Plattsburg, Osborn, Maysville, and Gentryville, to Albany.
From Kansas City to Liberty. From Rockport, in Boon county, to Sturgeon. From West Plains to Breckenridge, in Arkansas. From Neosho to Fountain City, Kansas. From Poplar Bluffs, via Ash Hill, to Kennett, in Dunklin county. From Stewartsville, via Ridgely, to Parksville. From Ridgely, via Platte City, to Weston. From Saint Joseph, via Elwood and White Cloud, in Kansas, and Saint Stephen, to Nebraska City. From Saint Joseph, via Elwood, Walthena, Troy, and Robinson, to Caponia.
From Rolla, Phelps county, to Dent, C. H. From Liberty, via Smithville and Carpenter’s Store, to Saint Joseph. From Iron Mountain, via Howe’s Mill, to Dent, C. H. From Dundee, via Campbellton and Port Hudson, to Cedar Fork. From Cross Roads, via Brady’s Mills, to Perryville. From Rolla, Phelps county, via Wright and Kitchen’s Store and Edgar’s Springs, to Licking, Texas county. 161 From Cuba, via Steelsville, to Dent C. H. From Cadet Station to Big River Mills. From Jamestown, Phelps county, to Dent C.
H. From Curran, Stone county, via Flat Creek, to Berryville, Arkansas. From Point Pleasant, via Brown’s Ferry, in Dunklin county, to Gainesville, Arkansas. From West Prairie, via Kennett, to Hornersville, Dunklin county. From Lowndes to Bloomfield. From Logan’s Creek, via Mammoth Springs, Carter’s Mills, and Taylor’s Store, to Patterson. From Dent C. H., via Harlow’s Mills, to Jack’s Fork, in Texas county. From Butler, via West Point, to Paoli, Kansas. From Ozark, Missouri, to Batesville, Arkansas.
From Medora to Vienna. From Chamois to Portland. From California, Moniteau county, via High Point and Rocky Mount, in Miller county, to Linn Creek, Camden county. From Springfield, via Ozark and Forsythe, in Missouri, Burrowsville, Arkansas, to Atlanta, Arkansas. From Rocheport, via Rome, to Sturgeon, in Boone county. From Bowling Green, Pike county, to Spencerburg. From Macon City, via Edina and Memphis, to Farmington, Iowa. From Saint Louis, via Cahokia, Centreville station, Millstadt, and Floraville, to Hecker, in Illinois.
From Saint Joseph, via Elwood, Belleinont, and Highland, in Kansas, and Rulo, Saint Stephen, Nemeha City, Brownsville, Nebraska City, Wyoming, Rock Bluff, Plattsmouth, and Bellvue, to Omaha, in Nebraska. From Allen, via Kytesville, to Brunswick. From Trenton to Pleasant Plains, Iowa. From Fort Des Moines, Iowa, via Trenton, Chillicothe, and Carrollton, Missouri, to Little Rock, Arkansas. From Paris, via Middle Grove, to Renick. From Glasgow, via Switzer’s Mill, M. Harrel’s, and Eli Wayland’s, to Callao, on the Hannibal and St.
Joseph railroad. From Chillicothe, via Alpha and Lindley, to Wintersville. From Scottsville, via Terre Haute, Busick’s Store, and Madisonville, to Corydon, Wayne county, Iowa. From Keytsville, via Westville, Bucklin, and Greencastle, to Unionville. From Fort Henry, via Thomasville, and Atterbury and Jackson’s Store, to Callao, Macon county. From Marshfield, via White Oak Spring, Kenton, and Ozark, to Galena. From Ozark, via Stevens’ Mill, to Mount Vernon. From Hartville to West Plains.
From Neosho to Little Verdigris, in the Cherokee Nation. From Ozark to Douglas C. H. From Crawford Seminary to Childer’s, on the Neosho river. From Clinton, Henry county, via Monagan, to Nevada, in Vernon county. From Silver Spring to Blackwells Station, on the Iron Mountain rail road. From Weston, via Jatan, to Atkinson, Kansas. From Columbia, in Boon county, via Providence, Jamestown, California Highpoint, and Rocky Mount, to Linn Creek, in Camden county. NEBRASKA. Nebraska.
From Decatur, Burt county, via Logan Valley, to West Point, Cum ming county. From Dakota City, along the Missouri river, to Fort Randall. From Highland, via Falls City, to Nebraska City. 162 From Falls City, via Geneva, Scott’s, Table Rock, Pawnee City, and Beatrice, to Patterson’s Ranche. From Brownsville, Nemaha county, via Tecumseh and Austin, to Beatrice, in Gage county. From Pawnee City, via A. R. Hunt’s, Tecumseh, Kingston, and Three Forks of Great Nemaha, to Olatha, on Salt Creek.
From Ponca, via Iona, to Vermillion, in Dakota Territory. NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hampshire. From Dover, via Rochester, Union Village, and Ossipee, to Conway. From Conway to North Conway. NEW JERSEY. New Jersey. From New York, via the Raritan and Delaware Bay railroad, to Long Branch, New Jersey. From Bordentown, via Mansfield Square, Georgetown, Sykesville, Wrightstown, and Paintville, to Brown’s Mills, Burlington county. NEW YORK. New York. From West Shandaken, via Gavet, (near Mill Brook,) Gant’s Mills, and Turn wood, (near Beaverkill river,) to Shin Creek post office.
From Hancock to Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, via Ball’s Eddy, Kingsbury Hill, Stantonsburg, Fallmansville, Hines’s Corners, and Belmont. From North River to Eagle’s Nest. From Johnsburg, via North Creek and North River, to Eagle’s Nest. From Albany, via Greenbush, East Greenbush, Schodack Centre, Nassau, Brainard’s, Moffatt’s Store, New Lebanon Centre, and New Lebanon, to New Lebanon Springs. From Parksville, Sullivan county, to Callicoon Depot, via Liberty, Robertsonville, Youngsville, Jeffersonville, and North Branch.
From Rockland to North Branch, via Thumansville. NEW MEXICO. New Mexico. From Taos, via Arroyo Hondo, Rio Colorado, Costilla, Culebra, Fort Garland, Fountain City, and Russleville, to Denver City. From Fort Union, via Rayado, to Pueblo. From Independence, Missouri, via Pawnee Fork, Fort Wise, Rayado, and Fort Union, to Santa Fe. NORTH CAROLINA. North Carolina. From Burnsville to Johnson Depot, in Tennessee, on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad. From Burnsville, Yancey county, via Pleasant Gardens, to Marion, McDowell county.
From Swift Creek Bridge, in Craven county, to Whitford’s Mills. From Shepardsville, Carteret county, to Hadnot’s. From Shepardsville, Carteret county, to Swansboro’, Onslow county. From Swansboro’, via Palo Alto, to Piney Green. From Newbern, via Goose Creek Mills, to Cherryville, in Craven county. From Cherryfields to Webster. From Manchester, on the Fayetteville and Salisbury route, via Murchison’s Mills and Morrison’s Mills, to Carthage. From Ashboro’, in Randolph county, via Pretorsville, Cox’s Mills, Same’s Creek, and Harley’s Hill, to Troy, Montgomery county.
From Holley’s Wharf, on the Chowan River, to Ballard’s Bridge, in Chowan county. From Merrick’s Creek, New Hanover county, via Harrison’s Creek, to Topsail Sound. 163 From Asheville, via Bull Creek, Riem’s Creek, and Ivy Gap, to Democrat, in Buncombe county. From Spruce Pine, Yancey county, via Childsville, Linnville Falls, Lovely Water, and Grandfather Mountain, to Valley Crucis, Wautauga county. From Swannano, Buncombe county, to Mount Mitchell. From Fort Montgomery, Cherokee county, to Rocky Point, Tennessee.
From Laurel Valley, Cherokee county, to Hiwassee Copper Mines, Tennessee. From Oak Ridge, Guilford county, to King’s Store, same county. OHIO. Ohio. From Edgerton, via St. Joseph, Sheline’s Mills, and Columbia, in Williams county, Ohio, and Camden, to Reading, Hillsdale county, Michigan. From Columbus, via Hope and Gahanna, Franklin county, to Centre Village, Delaware county. From Worthington to Dublin, Franklin county. From New Madison, via Yankeetown and Concordia, to Brinley’s station.
From Chillicothe, via Story Creek, to Sharonville. From Coshocton, via Gambier, Wolf’s, New Castle, Mohawk Village, and Roscoe, to Mount Vernon. From Brecksville, Cuyahoga county, via Northfield post office, to Macedonia Depot. From Graytown, via Locust Point, to Port Clinton, Ottawa county. From Cincinnati, via South Pendleton. Columbia, Tompkins, and Sweet Wine, to New Richmond, Clermont county. From Leesville, Carroll county, via Rockford, to New Philadelphia, Ohio. From Cleveland, via Saint Clair road and Merchant’s Cornel's, to Collamer.
From Republic to Clyde. From Wyandot to Nevada, in Wyandot county. From Hamilton, via Saint Charles, to Brookville, Indiana. From Middletown, Butler county, to Winchester, Preble county. From Gallipolis, by the Ohio river, via Millersport, Ohio, Guyandoue, Virginia, Burlington, Ohio, Ceredo, Virginia, Catlettsburgh, Kentucky, Ashland post office, Kentucky, and Ironton, Ohio, to Portsmouth, Ohio. From Wauseon, Fulton county, Ohio, via Ottokee, Tedrow, Emery, and Morenci, to Clayton, Michigan.
From Ottokee, via Wynomeg, Lyons. Oakfield, Fulton county, Ohio, to Adrian, Michigan. From Pleasant post office, (Columbus Grove,) Putnam county, to Kalida. From Kalida, via Franconia, to Hamer, Paulding county. From Findlay, Hancock county, via Bigelow’s Mill, Houckstown, Blanchard’s Bridge, and Mount Blanchard, to Forest. From Vaughansville to Pleasant. From McArthur, Vinton county, to Vinton Station, on the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad. From New Carlisle, via Medway, to Osborne.
From Chesterville, Morrow county, through Sparta and Bloomfield, to Hilliar and Centreburgh, Knox county. OREGON. Oregon. From Salt Lake City, via the Wallen route, to Dalles, in Oregon. From the City of Portland, via Phillip Foster’s, across the Cascade Mountains, to Old Fort Walla-Walla. 164 PENNSYLVANIA. Pennsylvania. From Ickesburg, via Shull’s Mills, Sandy Hill, and John Ernest’s, to Blain, Perry county. From Duncannon to Dellville, Perry county. From Orbisonia, (a point on the stage route from Mount Union to Chambersburg.) via Meadow Gap, Maddensville, Fort Littleton, and Kobbsville, to McConnellsburg.
From Waterloo, via Nossville, to Shade Gap. From Asylum, in Bradford county, via New Era and Resaca, to Laddsburg, in Bradford county. From Dimock, in Susquehannah county, via Lathrop’s Lake, to Rush, in said county. From Montrose, via Silver Lake, to Brackney, in Susquehannah county. From Water street, via Alexandria, to Petersburg, (Shaver’s Creek post office.) Huntington county. From Tunkhannock, via Factoryville, Fleetsville, Wallsville, Warren’s Mills, and Tompkinsville, to Clifford, Susquehannah county.
From Morleytown to Sterrett’s Gap, in Perry county. From Wellsborough, Tioga county, via Sabiusville, to Westfield. From Sugar Grove, via Beech Woods and Jackson Run, to Warren. From Meadville, via Harmonsburg and Line Mills, to Penn Line. From Laury’s Station, on Lehigh Valley railroad, via Unionville, Schnecksville. Weildasville, Lyon Valley, Hynemansville, Weissenburg, in Lehigh county, and Leipenspergerville, to Kutztown, in Berks, county. From Helen, via Kersey, to Benzinger.
From Kittanning to Leechburg. From Porterfield, Venango county, to Shippenville, Clarion county. From Freeport, Armstrong county, to Winfield, Butler county, returning by State Lick. From Philadelphia, by the Germantown turnpike road, to Rising Sun Village, thence by the Cheltenham and Willow Grove turnpike road, to the intersection of the Lime Kiln turnpike road, thence by the latter road, via Pittville, Edge Hill Village, Fitzwatertown, Dreshertown, and Tarrett Town, and thence, via Propectville, to Greentree.
From Loudon to Bridgeport Mills, Loudon county. From Zollarsville, Washington county, to Ten Mile, same county. SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina. From Leesville, in Edgfield district, to Troy Level, in Newberry district. From Lott’s, in Edgefield district, to Graniteville. From Edgefield C. H. to Aiken, in Barnwell district. From Black Oak post office, via Pamlico post office, to Summerville. From Kingstree, in Williamsburg district, (on the Northeastern railroad,) via Manning, to Packville.
From Manning, via Plowden’s Mills and Salem, to Bethlehem, in Clarendon district. From Sandy Grove, via Black river, to Kingstree. TENNESSEE. Tennessee. From Dover, via Kukman’s Furnace, and Paris Landing, to Paris. From Clarksville, via Providence, and Jordan’s Spring, to Garrettsburg, Kentucky. From Withe Depot, (on the Memphis and Ohio railroad,) via Hickory Withe, to Oakland. From Rogersville, via Big Creek, Deep Springs, Hates’ Mill, and Cedar Hill, to Holston Springs. 165 From Cunningham’s, (on the Winchester and Alabama railroad,) via Oregon, to George’s Store, in Lincoln county.
From a point on the Southern Central railroad to Campbellsville, in Giles county. From Smithville, De Kalb county, via Laurel Hill, Buffalo Valley, and Mine Lick, to Cookeville, Putnam county. From Freedom, Washington county, to Mill Creek. From Dyersburg to Dyersburg Lauding, on the Mississippi river, via Richwoods, Dyer county. From Clarksville, Tennessee, to Cadiz, Kentucky, via Garrettsburg, Lafayette, and Roaring Spring, Kentucky. TEXAS. Texas. From Indianola, Calhoun county, via Green Lake and Kemper’s Bluff, to Goliad.
From Hemstead, in Austin county, via Buckhorn, Bellville, Forks-town, Industry, New Ulm, and Frelsburg, to Columbus. From Cora to Comanche, in Comanche county. From Crockett, via Alabama, Houston county, Leona, Leon county, Wheelock, Robertson county, Port Sullivan, Mila*m* county, and Cameron, to Belton, Bell county. From Gainesville. Cook county, via Montague, Montague county, and Henrietta, Clay county, to Fort Belknap, Young county. From Gainesville, to Decatur, Wise county.
From Decatur to Montague. From Hamilton, Shelby county, via William P. Polley’s, Sabine county, to San Augustine. From Mount Pleasant, Titus county, to Paris, Lamar county. From Paris to the mouth of Boggy, in Lamar county. From Buchanan, via Monmouth Springs and Alvarado, to Waxahachie. From Bonham, Fannin county, via Flag Spring, Ladonia, and Heart’s Mill, to Sulphur Springs. From Brownwood, via Lampassas Springs, to Austin City. From Indianola, via Texanna, to Hallettsville.
From Owensville, Robertson county, to Cameron, in Milan county. From Hillsboro’, Hill county, via Crimea, Covington, and Buekannar., to Weatherford, Parker county. From Austin, to some point on the overland mail stage route from Saint Louis to El Paso. From Marshall, Harrison county, to Coffeeville, Upshur county. From Weatherford, Parker county, via Veal’s Station, Prairie Point, Denton, and Pilot Point, to Sherman, Grayson county. From La Grange, Fayette county, to Evergreen, Washington county.
From Jefferson, via Coffeeville, Lafayette, and Pittsburg, to Quitman. From Indianola, via Saluria, to Brazos Santiago, along the beach. From Waco Village, via Buchanan, Fort Worth, and Denton, to connect with the overland mail either at Sherman or Gainesville. UTAH. Utah. From Breckenridge to Great Salt Lake. From Manti, San Pete county, via Ephraim, Limbri, and Mount Pleasant, to North Bend. From Genoa, in Carson Valley, via Walker River Diggings, to Monoville. From Brigham City, via Mendon, Cache county, Wellsville, Providence, Logan City, Smithfield, and Richmond, to Franklin City.
VERMONT. Vermont. From Newport, via Newport Centre, to North Troy. 166 From Waterford to Concord. From Richmond, via Jericho Centre, to Jericho Corners. From Warren, via East Warren, to West Roxbury. From Sharon, via South Strafford, to Strafford. From South Strafford to Copperas Hill. From Richmond, through Huntington, and the east part of Starksboro’, to Bristol. VIRGINIA. Virginia. From Wardensville, Hardy county, Virginia, through Trout Run Valley, via Hanna, to Liberty Furmice, Shenandoah county, Virginia.
From Wise C. H., via Crane’s Nest and Power’s Mill, to Holly Creek. From Williamsburg to Bigler’s Mill. From Upper Tract, via Mallon’s and Harpold’s Run, to Oak Flat. From Bridle Creek, Grayson county, to Rye Valley, in Smyth county. From Valley Head, Randolph county, to Addison, Webster county. From Belfield, Greenville county, to Lawrenceville, Brunswick county. From Kanawha C. H., via Briarport, to Peytona, Boone county. From mouth of Poca, Putnam county, to Ransom's, on the Charleston and Ravenswood turnpike road.
From the mouth of Twenty Mile Creek, Kanawha county, connecting with Gauley Bridge and Newton route; thence up Ball Creek, to the head of Pond Gap Fork; thence with the county road to the Morris Fork of Blue Creek; thence down said fork to Main Blue Creek; thence down said Main Blue Creek to Mrs. Slack’s; thence with the county road to the gap above Campbell’s Creek; thence up the Kanawha river to the Kanawha Salines. From Ritchie Court-house, via Thomas Goff’s and Jonathan Bisses’, in Ritchie county, and George Fling’s, in Gilmer county, to De Kalb, Giltner county.
From Richmond to West Point. From West Point, by York river, to Norfolk. From Cohick, King William county, to Urbanna, Middlesex county. From West Point to Urbanna. From Cappahosie, Gloucester county, to Matthews Court-house. From Big Lick, Roanoke county, to Harper’s, Franklin county. [From] Brownstown (south side Kanawha river) to the Falls of Kanawha, Fayette county. From the Central Depot, on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, to Touncary’s Furnace, Floyd county. From Clintonville to Falling Spring, Green Brier county.
From Jane Lew, Lewis county, via Cookman’s Store and Johnstown, to Romaine’s Mills, in Harrison county. From Big Lick, on the Virginia and Tennessee R. R., in Roanoke county, via Cooper’s and Bonbrook, to Rocky Mount, Franklin county. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Washington Territory. From Sebec to Sko-ko-mish. From New Dungenesse, via False Dungenesse, via Neeah Bay, to Cape Flattery. From Ebey’s Landing, via Penn’s Cove, via Oak Harbor, to McDonough’s Island. From Dalles, via Clickitat Valley, via Simcoe and Okinikaine.
From Oakland to Grey’s Harbor. From Olympia, via Head of Totten’s, Eld’s, and Hammersly’s Inlets, to Oakland. From Oakland, via North Bay, to Sebec. From Arkada to Steilacoom. From Seattle, via Meridian Prairie, to Ranger’s Prairie. From Seattle, via Salmon Bay, to Point Elliott. From Colville to Similkaman. From Colville to Pend d’Oreille Lake. 167 WISCONSIN. Wisconsin. From Pole Grove post office, Jackson county, to South Bend post office, Trempeleau county. From Sparta, Monroe county, via Big Creek Ferry, Roaring Creek post office, in Jackson county, and Durand, to Prescott, in Pierce county.
From Wauzeka, Crawford county, to Viola post office, Richland county. From Richland Centre, Richland county, via Rockbridge, East Henrietta, and Henrietta to Yuba. From Towerville, Crawford county, via Rising Sun, thence west, crossing the Mississippi river, and via La Fayette, in Allemakee county, Iowa, and Columbus, Milton, and Wakon, to Decorah, Iowa. From Hudson, Saint Croix county, via Saint Joseph, Boardman, Apple River Bridge, Cylon, Erin Prairie, and Hammond, to Warren.
From Fountain City, Buffalo county, to Maxville, same county. From Sumner, via Mondovi, Chippewa, Waubeck, Galla, and Trimbelle, to Prescott, in Pierce county. From Waupaca, via Ogdensburg and Union, to Shaw-wa-no. From Mishicot, Manitowoc county, via Franklin, Montpelier, Casco, and Ahaupee, in Kewaunee county, Clay Banks, and White Fish Bay, to Bailey’s Harbor, Door county. From Casco to Dykes ville, Kewaunee county. From Cambria, in Columbia county, to Kingston, Marquette county.
From Lake Mills, Jefferson county, via Milford and Aztalan, to Jefferson. From Chippewa Falls, via Island Lake, to Superior, Douglas county. From Sextonville, Richland county, via Ithaca, Neptune, Loyd, Cazenovia, to Wanewoc, Jeneau county. From Green Bay, via Suamico, to Little Suamico. From Edgerton, via Albion, Bussey ville, to Fort Atkinson. From Fond du Lac, via Foster and Waucousta, to Cascade, in Sheboygan county. CHEROKEE NATION. Cherokee Nation. From Little Verdigris to Lenark Falls.
CHOCTAW NATION. Choctaw Nation. From Fort Washita, in the Choctaw Nation, via Burney Academy, to Gainesville, Cook county, Texas. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That, the Postmaster General shall Letter-sheets with postage-stamps impressed thereon may be furnished.be and he is hereby authorized to procure and furnish letter sheets with postage stamps impressed thereon, (combining in one both a sheet and envelope,) and to adopt such other improvements as may be deemed advisable, from time to time, in connection with postage stamps or stamped envelopes for letters or newspapers, subject to the provision that such stamps or envelopes shall be sold at the cost of procuring and furnishing the same as near as may be, and to all other provisions of the eighth section of an act of Congress entitled “An act to establish certain post roads 1852, ch. 113, § 8.
Vol. x. p. 141.and for other purposes,” approved August thirty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the penalty of fifty dollars, Penalty for using stamp cut from envelop.provided by section eighth of an act of Congress entitled “An act to establish certain post roads and for other purposes,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, shall apply as well to the using of a 1853, ch. 146, § 8 Vol. x. p. 256.stamp cut from a stamped letter or newspaper envelope as to the re-use of the envelope entire.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That the fourth section of the act of 1854. ch. 270, § 4 Vol. x. p. 588.Congress approved fifth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, entitled “An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Depart-168ch. 270, § 4, (vol. x. p. 588.) continued to Aug. 5, 1860.ment during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-five,” be and the same is hereby continued from the fifth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, to the fifth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty.
Messenger in office of Assistant Postmasters General. Vol. xi. p. 145. Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That the joint resolution of Congress of eighteenth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, which provides that there shall be “one principal messenger in each of the bureaus of the several Executive Departments, al an annual salary of eight hundred and forty dollars each,” shall be understood to embrace within its true scope and meaning the offices of the three Assistant Postmasters General, entitling each to a messenger at an annual salary of eight hundred and forty dollars.
Advertised letters, when to be returned as dead. 1825, ch. 64, § 28. Vol. iv. p. 109. 1851, ch. 20, § 5. Vol. ix. p. 590. Proviso. *Post,* p. 703. Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That letters which have been advertised under existing laws (vide section twenty-six, act of March three, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and section five, act of March three, eighteen hundred and fifty-one) shall be returned to the Post Office Department as dead letters if unclaimed two months after the date of the advertisement: *Provided,* [That] letters at seaports intended for persons on board of certain designated vessels expected to arrive, and letters specially marked to be retained a longer period, shall be excepted from the operation Proviso.of this act: *And provided further,* That said letters shall be returned under regulations to be prescribed by the Postmaster General.
Unclaimed money from dead letters, how applied. *Post,* p. 703. Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,* That the unclaimed money from dead letters, now appropriated to the use of the Department, under section twenty-six, act of March three, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, may be exclusively applied in future to promote the efficiency of the dead letter office, by providing for a more careful examination of letters, and the return of a larger number to the writers (whether with or without valuable Report to be made.enclosures): *Provided,* [That] said officer shall make a detailed report of his proceedings to Congress during the next session thereof.
Postage on dead letters returned. Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted,* That upon all letters returned from the dead letter office there shall be charged the usual rates of postage, to be collected on delivery, and accounted for by postmasters in the same manner as other postages. Postage by private ship. *Post,* p. 706. Sec. 9. *And be it further enacted,* That every letter or packet brought into the United States, or carried from one port therein to another in any private ship or vessel, shall be charged with five cents, if delivered at the post office where the same shall arrive; and if destined to be conveyed by post to any place, with two cents added to the ordinary rates of postage:
Proviso.*Provided,* That upon all letters or packets conveyed in whole or in part by steamers or steamships over any route upon which, or between ports or places between which, the mail is regularly conveyed in other vessels under contract with the Post Office Department, the same charge shall be levied, with the addition of two cents a letter or packet, as would have been levied if such letter or packet had been transmitted regularly through the mail. Inconsistent provisions repealed.
Sec. 10. *And be it further enacted,* That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of the preceding section of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Postage to be paid by regular dealers in news, papers, &c., on such papers. Sec. 11. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall be lawful for persons known as regular dealers in newspapers and periodicals to receive by mail such quantities of either as they may require, and to pay the postage thereon, as they may be received, at the same rates as regular subscribers Letter and newspaper delivery by carriers in New York. *Post,* pp. 703, 704.to such publications: *Provided,* That the Postmaster General be authorized to establish a daily or semi-daily delivery of letters and newspapers by carriers, throughout a circuit of nine miles from the City Hall, in the City of New York, under the supervision of the Postmaster of New York, whenever, in his judgment, the revenue from such service shall defray the expense thereof. 169 Sec. 12. *And be it further enacted,* That maps, engravings, lithographs, Maps, engravings, &c., mailable matter.
Postage thereon.or photographic prints, on rollers or in paper covers; books, bound or unbound, phonographic paper, and letter envelopes, shall be deemed mailable matter, and charged with postage by the weight of the package, not in any case to exceed four pounds, at the rate of one cent an ounce, or *Post,* p. 704.fraction of an ounce, to any place in the United States under fifteen hundred miles, and at the rate of two cents an ounce, or fraction of an ounce, over fifteen hundred miles, to be prepaid by postage stamps.
Sec. 13. *And be it further enacted,* That cards, blank or printed, blanks Cards, &c., seeds, &c., mailable matter, Postage. *Post,* p. 704.in packages weighing at least eight, ounces, and seeds or cuttings, in packages not exceeding eight ounces in weight, shall also be deemed mailable matter, and charged with postage at the rate of one cent an ounce, or fraction of an ounce, to any place in the United States under fifteen hundred miles, and at the rate of two cents an ounce or fraction of an ounce, over fifteen hundred miles, to be prepaid by postage stamps.
Sec. 14. *And be it further enacted,* That the act of third of March, eighteen Postage between east of Rocky Mountains and Pacific. 1866, ch. 178. Vol. x p. 641. On drop letter to be prepaid by stamps.hundred and fifty-five, entitled “An act further to amend the act entitled ‘An act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes,’” passed March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, be and the same is hereby so modified as to require the ten cent rate of postage to be prepaid on letters conveyed in the mail from any point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, to any State or Territory on the Pacific, and from any State or Territory on the Pacific to any point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
And all drop letters shall be prepaid by postage stamps. Sec. 15. *And be it further enacted,* That the Postmaster General is Overland mail to California. Proposals to be advertised.hereby authorized and directed to advertise for proposals for the daily transportation of the entire mail, overland, between Saint Joseph, Missouri, or some other point on the Missouri river, connected by railroad with the East, which may be selected by the contractor, and Placerville, California, over the central route, the bids to be received till the first See *post,* Ch. 73, § 9, p. 205.Monday of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. and the service to commence July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or as soon thereafter as possible, and to terminate July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.
And the Postmaster General is hereby directed to award the contract to the Contract to lowest responsible bidder. Maximum of bid.lowest responsible bidder furnishing ample guarantees of his ability and disposition to perform his contract: *Provided,* That the amount of his bid shall not exceed eight hundred thousand dollars per year: *Provided,* That the contractor shall supply Denver City and Great Salt Lake City at Denver City, &c.least semi-weekly without extra charge: *And provided, further,* That the letter and newspaper mail shall be carried through in twenty days, Time of letter &c. mail.and the pamphlet, magazine, periodical, and public document mail in thirty-five days.
But the Postmaster General may authorize the carrying Pamphlet, &c. mail.of said pamphlet, magazine, periodical, and public document portion of the mail by steamship route, at least semi-monthly to San Francisco, if desired by the contractor, and if said service is performed at the con tractor’s expense: *And provided, further,* That the contractor shall not Weight of newspaper mail limited.be required, in addition to the letter mail, to carry more of the news paper mail by the twenty days schedule than will make the average weight of the whole mail one thousand pound-per day; and the remain der, if any, of the newspaper mail shall be carried on the thirty-five day schedule above provided for.
Sec. 16. *And be it further enacted,* That the Postmaster General Mail-route 8076 in Texas.is hereby directed to extend the existing mail contract on route eight thousand and seventy-six, in the State of Texas, so that it will expire with connecting route twelve thousand five hundred and seventy-eight, known as the Butterfield route, provided it can be done at an additional The Butterfield route.expense not exceeding eighty thousand dollars per annum, and provide for a semi-weekly connection with the city of New Orleans, but the Post-170 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 57, 58. 1861.master General shall have the same authority over this route as over all Others; and after said daily overland mail has gone into operation, the Newspaper postage between east of Rocky Mountains and Pacific, &c.postage between any State or Territory east of the Rocky Mountains, and any State or Territory on the Pacific, on each newspaper, periodical, unsealed circular, or other article of printed matter, not exceeding three ounces in weight, shall be one cent, and for every additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, one cent additional.
Cost of service, how paid. Sec. 17. *And be it further enacted,* That the cost of the service on the routes named in this act shall be paid, after annual appropriation, by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certificate of the Postmaster Letter postage between east of Rocky Mountains and the Pacific.General. And that the rate of letter postage between any State or Territory east of the Rocky Mountains, and any State or Territory on the Pacific coast, shall be ten cents per half ounce.
Sec. 18. *And be it further enacted,* That the Postmaster General is Steamers between New York and San Francisco.authorized to provide temporary steamship service by the nearest and most expeditious route between New York and San Francisco, at a cost not exceeding three hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year, reserving to the Government the privilege of annulling the contract, after the commencement of the overland service, upon sixty days’ notice. Service on certain routes, how to be paid.
Sec. 19. *And be it further enacted,* That the cost of the service authorized in the three preceding sections of this act, and that now performing on the inland routes numbered eight thousand nine hundred and eleven, twelve thousand eight hundred and one, twelve thousand five hundred and seventy-eight, and eight thousand and seventy-six, shall be paid, after annual appropriation, by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certificate of service from the Postmaster General, except so far as appropriations may already have been made for such service.
Approved, February 27, 1861.