, 1856-09-19
Post once Department.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March s, 1855.
Newspapers Throughout the United states will rem
der 4 service in our opinion, t. persons having cor
respondents Ia the Pacific region ny giving cOspc
uous place TO the suDjoned circular in their rpec
1 JOHN. B. WELLER,
Senate Of the L. 3. frum California.
.f J. w. DENVER 'rae. Or ' 'n'
House OF Rep. U s., from California.
aH| y. \ HRRBERT
-.i House Of Rep. o. U. 5. lToIn California.
JOSEPH LANE, rrl % OIL
Del. from Oregon, II. r., U. s.
J. PATTON ANDERSON, 10
Del from wasliagtoP TeTitOTsH r. US
-, TS ; ps,G., N %qgs 5stts' % $ f9sg rs", and
sands on letters sent 20 the PaciGt coast be, ONE
dead letters To remedy this eN, the Post Once
Department, uLder the authority Of Congress, has
adopted as an aaxilhty to hs operations the follow
lug Pan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office in tue Pacific region, In list called
the q Pacific Mail List the names Of persons 10
whom letters have been sent by mail to post o ss IN
California and the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this system, letter may eAentt 10 any
post office Ia the Pacific region for person whose
location Is unknown. save the mere TACT that lie is
sOntehes in California or the Territories. OF Oregon
and Washington II the letter be published in the
Pacific Mail Lirtn is ultimate reception by The
per-On for whom il Is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enablethose EhO may desire TO eNteno
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration Is given ' V.s
Suppose Il is wished TO send ~ the Sacramento port
Office a letter for George Wilson. who emignttd 70
California from Pike county Missouri, but Il ) feared
that he may have changed bis location, and hence may
not receive the lttter In this cae, direct The letter
to George Wilson, (late OF Pike county Missounl :
Sacramento, California. Then, 10 order 10 publish
the letter in the Pacific Mail List copy the addvss
OF the letter upon piece Of paper card and en-
Hose the card, together with three-eent postage
stamp, In an envelope ~ tue Pacific Mail Listr n.
Y. Deposit the letter, usual In the mad for Cali
tornia, and ut The sane time drop the enyeOpe, con
t1iRing the edsu 20 publish ne litter, In the mail for
New York. From the address on The caId tbas re-
eeved at the New York pnst Office the nome, GeOfge
Wilson, will he entered IN It's nppu pirate place IN the
Pacific Mail List" which Is printed and rent by
mail TO each and eyeFy postmaster ~ California and
the Territories OF Oregon and Washington, and by
them ported In conspicuous place In the respective
Offices. The lit thus being distributed over the eptire
Pacific region. George Wilson may at learn from
II that letter for him has been Scnt " the Sacrameqto
post office. No person OF similar name will receive
the letter, for the address on Il points cut that j. Is
intended for George Wilson, late Of Pike rOunty, Ms
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted 70 the deadlgtter Ofhce.
TO the Pacific Mail List" New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter, and must be prepaid The
hddre Of letters copied on the peces Of paper
cards should he written In plain and distinct man
ner. The thrce-eent. postage stamp enclosed in The
envelopes dcfrny the expenses OF Publication. and
must NOT be pasted 10 the cards. but simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps, three
cent coins may be substituted. Id =.
1t Is believed tat this circular has Jeen drawn up
80 EXPLICITLY o require no explanationsi but
should this prove not TO he the case, p0stmRe will
take notice that all interrogatores must be addresSed
70 the Pacific Mail List" New York aud no, 70 tho
fhe arst Of this serica Of lI4s win accompany the
mail Of May Sih, and win be forWrdrd by each sne-
OLIVER E. WOODS.