, 1856-10-31
Posi- Omce Denarfment.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5, 1856 @
Newspapers throughout the United StuteB win nm
der a service, In our opinion, to persons having
respondents In the Pacific region by giving conApic-
place to the suhjoned circular in their respec
JOHN B. WELLER,
Senate Of the y, s., from California
J.W. DENVER, W
House Of BsR T gtkSES% SIi 5ES% California
House Of Rep. Of U. H. from California
JOSEPH LANE,
Del. from Oregon, H. R. q. 8.
]. PATTON ANDERSON,
Del. from Warrington Territory, H, R. U. s.
To Pss,ons mating Lsitsrs tor collJorSia and
hs Territories Qf Washington and Oregon Then,
sands Of letters sent 70 tho Pacific coast become
dead letters To remedy this evil, the Post once
Department, under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted auxiliary 70 lts operations, tie follow.
every post oce In he Pacific region N Iist called
the " Pacific Mail List" the names Of persons TO
whom letters have been sent by mall 70 post Offices In
California and the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this system letter may be sent 10 any
post Ofiee IN the Pacific region for person whose
location Il unknown save the mere fact that he is
somaohsTs In California or the Territories oi Oregon
" Pacific Mail List,n lis Ultimate reception By the
person for whom II Is intended viii be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire 70 extend
10 their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
OutIeus the IOlOWluN DIua1fuNIOu - gwen
Suppose Il Is wished 20 send 70 Tie Sacramento post
ofice letter for George Wilson, who emigraled 70
California ifom Pike county, Missouri but 4 feared
that he may have changed bis locaton and hence may
not receive the letter In this case direct the letter
10 George Wilson, (late Of Pike county, Mlssourl,
Sacramento, California. Then, In order 70 pubHsh
the letter in the Pacific Mall List" copy the address
Of the letter upon piece Of paper or card, and en-
stamp in an envelope 10 the sPacihc Mail list M
Y. Deposit the letter, o. Hsuei, in .hs mail for Cali
fornia and at the same time drop the envelope,
tanning ne card 10 pubsh the leift In the mail for
New York. From the address on the card thus ~
ceived at the New York post Office the name, George
Wilson, will be entered n Ia appropriate place In the
" Pacific Mail List,n which Is printed and sent By
mail to each and every postmaster n California and
them posted IN conspicuous place in their respective
Offices The list thus being distributed the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may At once learn nom
Il that letter for him has been sent to the Saemerto
post o6ice No person Of similar name VIII receive
ihe le for the address on 4 points ont that Z Is
intendol or George Wilson, late of Pike county Ms
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted 10 the deadletter olhce.
to the Pacific Mail List,s New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter and must Be prepaid. Tbe
addresses Of letters copied on the pieces Of paper or
cards should be written In plain and distinct man
ner. The three-cent postage stamp enclosed y tne
envelopes deffay the expenses Of publication, and
must Nor be pasted 10 the cards. hut simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps, three
cent coins may be substituted. ~. no
It IL believed that this circular has been drawn up
50 explicitely as to require no explanations but
should this prove nottO be the case, postmaste viii
take notice that all inteogatoes must be addressed
to the Pacific Mall LIST, New York, and not 70 The
W. sTss Of this series Of lists win accompany he
mail Of Nay 5th, and win Be Forwarded BY each sue
'''olns "A' OLIVER Z WOODS.