The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-05-14

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pah, DO moi believe there il any use Of pistols
lsyieg locks 10 them, as those without do ius.
a. well, and there is much less danger in using
them. When all had got through their laugh
The old gentleman arose from his seat, gave few
orders as TO our quarters for The night, and slowly
started Of lor bed. Believing ss do that he was
more 'l.an half right, send you this. A.
Patterson, N. Y, April 1856.
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10 Persons Mailing Letters .tor California and Tie
Territories ef Oregon and Washington.
Thousands of letters sent to the Pacific
coast become dead.letters. To remedy this
evil, the Post Office Department, uader the
authority Of Congress, has adopted as an aux
lliary to its operations, the following plan for
sirultaneousl y publishing at each, and every
Post Office, in the Pacific region, in list cali
ed the Pacific Mail List" the names of
persons to whom letters have been sent by
mail to post offices in California, and the
territories Of Oregon and Washington. BY
this system, a letter may be sent to any post
Office in the Pacific region, for a person
whose location is unknown, save the mere
fact that he is SOMEWHERE in California or
the territories Of Oregon and Washington,
yet, il the letter be published in the :" Pacific
Mall List It's ultimate reception by the'per
son for whom it is intended, will be rendered
highly probable. To enable those who may
desire to extend to their Pacific correspon-
dents the advantages thus offered. the follow
ing illustration is given.
Suppose it is wished TO send TO tIle Sacra-
ment0 Post 0flice a letter for George Wilson,
who cmigrated TO California from Pike Coun-
lty, Missouri, but it is feared that he may
have changed his location ard hence may not
receive the letter. In this case, direct the
letter to George Wilson latc Of Pike Coun-
ty, Missouri Sacramento, California. Then
~ order to publish the letter in the /" Pacific
Mail List" copy the address Of the letter
upon piece Of paper or card, enclose the
card, together with a three cent postage
stamp, IN an enyeloped, and direct the enye-
lope 10 the " PACIFIC MAIL LIST" NEW
YORK, deposit the letter As USUAL in the
mail Tor California, aud at the same time drop
The envelope, containing the card to PUBLISH
THE LETTER, in the mail for New York.
from The address on the card thus received
at the New York Post Office, the name,
Gearge Wilson. will be entered in its appro-
pirate place in tile "Paciic Mail List
which l.ist IS printed and sent by each mail,
TO each aud every postmaster in California,
and the territories Of Oregon aud Washing
ton, aud by them posted il conspicuous
place IN their respective Offices. The list
beng thus distributed over the entire Pacific
region. George Wilson may at once. learn
from il, that letter for him has been sentto
the Sacramento Post Office. No person of
a similar name will receive the letter, for the
address on il points out that it Is intended
lor George Wilson tate Of Pike County.
MissUuri.l Thus MANY letters will be receive
Ell. that would otherwise be transmitted to
The Dead Letter Office.
The enyeloped containing The advertising
cards, sent TO the Pacific Mail List" New
York, pay postage like ordinary mail matter.
and aUsr be pre- paid. The address of let.
ters copied on the pieces Of paper, or cards,
should be written in PLAIN AND DISTINCT
manner. The three cent postage stamps en-
closed ~ tue esciopes, deiray the expenses
oi publication, and must Nor be pasted TO
The cards, bat simply enclosed with them; in
The absence Of postage stamps, three cent
coins may be substituted
II is believed that this circular has been
drawn up 80 explicitly as TO require no ex-
plantations, but should this proye not 10 be
thc case, rustmastcrs will take notice, that
all Undergraduates must be addressed TO the
" Pacific Mail List" New York, aud NOT to
the Department.
~ ihe first Of this series of Lists will ac-
company the Nail Of MAY 5th, aud be for
warded hy each succeeding mail.
OLIVER EVANS WOODS.