The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-15

| tstmasttr General. Howell IuDDy coh-
(ue these men, Is to be Secretary Of the
. tessury. Jesse ID. Bright, OF Indiana,
teretary OF the Interior. Who is TO be
tttorney. G. enersl these wise men do not
lill, and suppose do not care, inasmuch
ID there is no patronage connected with u.
DO Persons Mailing Letters to California, &c.
Under the authority OF Congress the
Post Office Department has adopted as All
Auxiliary to It's operations, the following sys-
em FOR securing the safe delivery oil letters
kent by mail to California, aud the Terrific.
RES OF Oregon aud Washington, and TIA.
thus gwen publicity to the same, in order
that those who think proper, may avail
themselves Of its advantages
Suppose for instance, that letter has
been directed 10
Mr. George Wilson,
Formerly Of Mlssouri)
Sacramento, California,
But it is feared that AFR. Wilson may not
be in Sacramento, and hence may not get
the letter.
In this ease deposit the letter as usual in
the mail for California, but at the same
time send to the New York Post Office
slip Of paper, upon which is copied the adj
dress Of the letter.
The slip of paper, must be enclosed to-
pelher with three cent postage stamp, in
all envelope and directed to the
"pacifc Mad Last, Aeio York Post Office.
The address upon the slip OF paper thus
ktrL Dnst ttHI,.a kXIl
be entered in il. appropriate place in the
Pacific Mail List, which list is printed, and
being sent by each mail, to each and every
Post Office in California and the Terrific
ries Of Oregon and Washington, il will point
out to Mr.. Wilson, wherever he may be,
that a letter for him has been sent to the
Sacramento Post Otice.
Tens of thousands of letters may thus be
aufcy and speedily received that would 9th
erwise become Dead Letters.
An envelope directed to the Pacific Mail
Let pays postage like ordinary mail matter
and must be prepaid.
The three cent postage stamp Enclosed In
the envelope deirays the expenses OF pub
LEGATION, and must not be pasted, but simply
inclosed. When two or more addresses are
incl0sed in the same envelope, each address
should be written on separate slip OF pa
per, These slips Of paper should be cut to
tit ali envelope loosely and should be ihelo-
sed without folding.
Cards will make excellent substitutes for
the slips Of paper.
II is advisable to give in the address on
letter, the name oil the Stale Gas in the
above ersmple) from which the person for
whom the letter is intended, emigrsted TO
the Pacific Cosst, but, as ia many cases this
may not be known, the letter may still be
registered. by sending It's address to the
Pacific Mail List"
When sending the address Of letter to
The Pacific Mail List" be careful to name |
the Post Office in the Pacific region TO
which the letter has been sent. Several |
Instances have occurred ia which this I'M |
Dortant point has been omitted
Observe. II is only the address OF the |
letter, that must be sent, together with a |
three cent postage stamp, "a repaid en-
Ielope) to the "paciiic Mail List" New |
ork The letter ITSELF must be deposited |
% the mail as usual, precisely as il no such |
.ystem was in operation. No other writing |
should be Oh The slip OF paper than the ad- /
ifess of the letter, and the address should |
be- written dstictly with either pen or pen |
.ii The slip must be nclosed witliou! fold |
ng.
TIN GERMANS True To FREEDoM.- |
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