The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14
Important Post once Correspondence.

PosT OvfIcn DEPARTMENT, August 7, 1851
MIN the Herald Of the 21st utimo there appeared
letter Of Bsrford Co., addressed TO the editor In
after declaring their intention to continue send
Unted States mails they inao.ts their Willingness. to
have the legality Of their doing 30 tested before the
Indeed they declare that they desired the agent Of the
leDge legal investigation" Kthsy sincere in their
by particular steamer they caused to be conveyed
for h from San Francisco to Panama and thence to New
p s,,, tS s
they delivered them caused them to be delivered TO
the persons to whom they severay addressed and
that they are engaged In the business Of 80 carrying
letters TO and from New York and San FRANCHISE o
portunities offer
desire, that II they win give IT, you obtain from
Messrs Berford Co., by addressing them note, or
otherwise, such an admission 1 have indicated,
making as full possible in respect to OF
sells and the number Of letters each
vessel and dates They have objection TO doing
this II they intend to maintain the decsr .tiors re-
n K HALL, Postmaster deneral
To W. v. BRADY, Postmaster, New York.
NV YoRK, August II. 1851.
To W. V. BRADY, ESQ, Postmaster, New. York:
SIR The litter Of the Hon NJ Hall, Postmaster
handed to by your secretary We all wen pleased
that the Postmaster General ntiu ates Willingness to
the right Of individuals private to take
letters hire New York San Francisco and we
viii most cheeruly reply csegorcaly to the interroga
tons q the Postmaster General rs soon as we shall
Respectfully, your obedient servants,
BERF0RD & co.
DERFoRp & Co.'S CALIFoRNIA EXPRESS OrYicE,(
NEw YoRx, August IL, 1851. J
To W. " BRADY, ESQ, Postmaster, New York
Sra The arrival Of our express mail to day, from
California bringing up to the 18th July last
Guilty to give Satisfactory answers to the
Of the Postmaster General, and forward
cheefuy TO assist the in performing
Its most important duties to wit the defining clearly
ntegiby the law ana the giving proper publicity to it,
that could plead ignorance, us Just excuse
fos a violation Of law We feel confident in our right
to transport mails over the high seas on vessel not
carry ing the United States mails and offer the GO
venmen an opportunity to test right before legal
tribunal.
We hereby inform you that we received this morning
letter. directed to John de Ia Montagnie Esq., from
California; that raid letter received BY partner
In San Francsco, sent by him under the charge
special messenger Mr. Tafts per steamship Prone.
theus from San Francisco the 18th July 1851
Juan del Sud then Lake Nicaragua down the San
Juan river to San Juan and thence per steamship Prone
theus to New York where arrived the 18th August
and delivered at the Office OF tie person whom it
addressed and that partner in Francisco
ceived three postage Wefurher state
that In the ant practice Of sending letters
and from California, and that will continue
until Judicial decision sha declare such business
lawful when good citizens will discontinue send
our mails We make these cknowled gements to enable
the department to institute suit against for the pur
pore Of testing right with the provso that in
the tcison should be against fine punshmsnt
should be imposed upon agents
The opening OF the new route via Nioaragua will
able to send our mails throughn about ten days less
time than by the Isthmus Of Panama. will cheer
fully contract with the government transport their
mails to and from California via Nicaragua at the rate
OF thirty cents per pound.
We respectfully refer the United States District Attor-
ney, as soon as he shs have received instructions to
prosecute us. to attorneys, Messrs Ralph Lockwood
and Oscar w. Surtevant Esq, who instructed by
to tfer every facility to him.
We have the honor to be
Your most obedient servants,
BERfORD co.