The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-05-02

10 persons mailing letters for Carr,....
The Territories Of Oregon ard WaIb;sa, Ws'a'4 aas
thousands OF letters sent 10 the Pacific cSa o.Sa -
come dead letters. To remedy ~. ,oaa De-
Post Office Department, under the an.E'l' '"' I've
Congress, has adopted, as an auxii;arv = o'
erations. the following plan for s,r,,l,a. - oI
publishing ateach and every most oe;a
Pacific region, in list called H.. tpars - 1r
List, the namesof persons 10 whom etl.rs bs l.a''
been sent BY mail 10 post Offices in ralr@9 ,,4,9
and The Territories Of Oregon and Wasb;ao, aa
by this system hitter may be sent ~ '7'o''
otce in the Pacific region for p4rson ..s p1st
cation IS unknown, save The mere f,ct ~ y
some where in Cal. or the Territori4s or ~ "f
and Washington YET, il The letter s.. nns' G',Soa
III the Pacific Mail List, its ultimate rsea, "sVa
By the person for whom il is intended ni,I P,'1'
rendered highly probabt 70 enable ,bos... '' y
may desire 10 extend tothp Pacific cosre. "''o
dents the advantage thus offered. Tie raIlal'. l'-
illustration is given
Suppose It IS wished 10 send 10 the Sacr,ma.
10 post office litter for George Wilson mH-
emisrated to California from Pike coun,y NJ. "'
sousl, but il is feared that he NAV have chan2
ed bis location, and hence NAV moi recon., !
letter. Ia this case direct the letter - q
Wilson, (iate Of Pike county, Mssouri.l Sac
mento, California. Then, in order 10 nnGg'1
the letter in The ''Paeifc Mail List" con, t.'
address of the letter upon piece of nan. ~,
card, and enclose the card, together with . tb,.o
cent postage stamp, in an envelope, and ,irprt
the envelope to the ''Pacitic Mail List NV
York. Deposte the letter. as usual n -,
mail for California, and at the same tirna d,an
The envelope, containing the card to publisb ~,
letter, in the mail for New York. From II,
address on the card thus received at tba Nan
York post office, the nam-, George Wilson, win
b. entered In IFS appropriate place in The ..pa.
cItic Mad List" which list is printed and s4pt
by each mail 20 each and every post n,9ssr;n
California and the Territories of Oreson ana
Washington, and BY them posted in conspic-
uous place IN their respective offices. The G,t
being thus distributed over the entire Pacifc,--
gion, George Wilson NAV al once learn from i
that a letter for him has been sent 10 the Sarr,-
mento post office. No person Of a similar par-
VIII receive the letter, for the address on +,
points on, that il is intended for George Wilson
late Of Pike county, Missouri. Thus many l--
trrs will BE- received that would otherwise be-
transmitted TO the dead letter office.
The envelopes containing The advertising
cards, sent TO the ''Pacifc Mail List" New York
pay postage like ordinary mail matter, and must
be- prepaid. The addresses of letters copi-d ca
the pieces of paper or cards should be written
in plain and distinct manner. The three cent
postage stamps enclosed in the envelopes drray
the expenses Of publication, and must not be
pasted 10 the cards, but simply enclosed with
them. In the absence. ofrostage stamps, three
cent coins may be substituted.
It is believed that this circular has been !
drawn np so explicitly as 10 require no expaa-
aions but, should this prove not TO be ihr ca,r,
poStmasters will take notice that all iattFroga-
tories must be- addressed to the "PacGc Mail
List" New York, and not to the department.
The first ofthis series Of lists will accompany
the mail of May 9th. and will be FORWARDED BY
each succeeding mail.
OLIVER EVANS WOODS.