The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
The advertisement dated .hhrE 90, 1903
is Gvitkdra7rn.

ioatS, WI be received 1T the General PoSt-of
hce in Washington City, until the frs, day of Au
gust next, inclusive.
10 From Washington Cityto Alexandria, sever
times week.
Leave Washington City every day at p. NJ
and arrive At Alexandria by p.
Leave Alexandria every dav 1T 2 A. N. and ar.
rive at Washington City by 5 A. NJ.
! IL. From Alexandria by Colchester, to DUN.
fries, seven times week.
| Leave Alexandria every day at p. m. and ar
rive ut Cumfries By a. N. the next day.
Leave Dumfies every day at p. III. and ar
rive at Alexandria the next day by a. IN. in 2
hours.
12. From Dunsies BY Aqua ans, Stafford court
house To fredericksburg, seven tines week.
1 Leave Duu,fr,cS evoIy day at \. and ar
rive ut Fredericksburg by III a. II. in 81 hours
Leave fredericksburg every day at noon, and
arrive at Durifrics by p. m.
-. From Fredericksburg by Bowling Green,
White Chimnes, and Hanover coart- house to
! Richmond, seven times a week.
| Leave Fredericksburg every day at noon, and
arrive at Richmond the next day by Ga. m. in Is
hours
/ Leave Richmond every day at 6 p. IN. and ar
| rive at Fredericksburg the next day by IL a. M.
in II hours.
II. From Richmond by Osborne's to Peters
| burg, seven times a week
Leave Richmond evcFy day at 81 a. IN. and ar
rive at Petersburg by IL J a. m. ia S hours.
Leave Petersburg every day at 123 y. m. and ar
rive at Richmond by 81 p. IN.
IS. From Richmond by Frazers, New Kent
courthouse, Williamsburg, York wn s. Hamp-
| ton, TO Norfolk, three times week.
Nay J, 20 DsceDsber l.
! Leave Richmond every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, at ard arrive at Norfolk CT the
next days by 10 a. IN. IN 81 hours
Leave Norfolk every Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday, al p and arrive at Richmond the
next days - Il. al. iii 81 hours.
/ December /, TO Nay /.
Leave Richmond every Monday, Wednesday
ond Friday, at7 a. IN. and arrive at Norfolk on
the next days by p. m. in 81 hours.
| Leave Norfolk every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at a. IN. and arrive at Richmond the ne xt
days by 5 p. IN. i'll "a hours
10. From Petersburg by Cabbinpoint, Smith
field, Surry courthouse, Siecpy-hole fer.y-, to
Norfolk, three times week.
| May l, TO December /.
Leave Petersburg every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, at p. and arrive 1T Norfolk the
next days by 10 A.. IN.
Leave Norfnlls every Tuesday, Thursday ard
Saturday at ? p N and arrive at Petersburg the
next days by Il a. II in 81 hours.
| december l, to Nay I.
/ Leave Petersburg every Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday, at p. IN. and arrive at Norfolk
the next DAYS by 5 pm.
/ Leavc Norfolk every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, at u. m and arrive al Petersburg tie
next days by IL a. NJ
4 NOTES
l 1. The mail will be carried on the routes, NUN
Der ten TO fourteen incftsios, in the time
through the year; and the contractor must caicli-
late upon conveying the mail in sulkey, when
Cher roads will not admit 81 - being, conveyed
4 by the usual stage or ii it shall be shewn, that
the roads too bad for sulkey, the mail OF let
tiers will be separated from the newspapers,
WEIGH are to be conveyed by stage, as fast rs the
reads Will adiait, and the letters conveyed on
horseback; within the time lipsited that bad
roads shall never be admitted az an excuse for
non-pertormance.
9. The Postmaster General may expedite the
mails and alter the times of arrival and departure
at any time during the continuance of the con
tracts he previously stipuLating an adequate
compensation for any extra expense that may be
occasioned thereby.
3. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening
and closing the mail al all Offices where no part.
cular time is specified.
i 4, For every thirty minutes DELAY unavoidable
accidents excepted) ia arriving after the times
prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall
foliet one dollar and il the delay continue IN
til the departure of any depending mail, where
by the mails destined for such depending mail
lOsea trip, forfeiture Of double the amount al
lowed for carrying the mail one trip shall be IN
cured, unless it shall be made to appear that the
delay was cccasoned BY unavoidable accident.
in which case the amount of pay for the trip Will
in all cases, be forfeited and retained.
: s. Persons making proposals, are desired to
state then prices By tie year. Those who con
tract viii receive shc;f ply qi.dter!y, i'll the
months of February, May, August and Novem-
Der, ore month alter the expiration of each quar-
TOR
6. No other than free white person shall be
employed to convey the mail.
: Z. Where the proposer intends 20 convey the
mail in the body of stage carriage, lie IS desired
TO state it in his proposals.
8. The Postmaster General reserves 10 him.
self the right Of declaring any contract at an end
whenever three failures happen, which amofnt tC
the loss Of trip each.
: 9. The contracts are to be in operation or the
ire day cf October next, and to continue in force
. for NO years from that time
0 GIDEON GRANGER,
0 Post Master General
D GENERAL PosT.OFF1cE,
0 WaghingtoH Citg, 6fay Is, 1905
0 Nay ~ Ifaw2m]
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