, 1857-02-27
Post OGlec DepaItment.
J. PATTON ANDERSON,
Del. from Washington Territory, II. r., L. S.

To Person, maing Letters for California Ghd
the Territories Of II'ashingfon and Oregon :-Ihon-
sands Of letters sent TO the Pacific coast become
dead letters To remedy this evil, the Post Office
Department, under the authority OF Congress, has
adopted as an auxiliary to its operations, the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office in the Pacific region, in list called
the - Pacific Mail List the names OF persons to
whom letters have been sent by mail to post Ores in
California and the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. BY this system letter may be sent to any
post Office in the Pacific region for person whose
location is unknown save the mere fact that he is
sOmelrhcre in California the Territories of Oregon
and Washington if the letter be published in the
Pacific Mail List" its stltmate reception by the
person for whom il is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable these who may desire to extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration Is gycn
Suppose it wished to send to the Sacramento post
Office letter for George Wilson, who emigrated to
California from Pike county, Missouri but II is feared
that he may have changed his location and hence may
not receive the letter. In this ce, direct tic letter
to George Wilson, (late OF Pike county, MissOur)
Sacramento, California. Then, in order to publish
the letter in the "Pacfc Mail List - copy the address
OF the letter upon piece OF paper or card, and en-
close the card, together with threecent postage
stamp, in an envelope 10 the " Pacific Mail List y
Y. DEPOSIT the letter, usual in the mail for Cali
fornia and ut the same time drop the envelope con
tqisiny TIE ecrd 70 publish The letter, in the Emt for
New York From the address on The card thus re.
cCved at the New York post Office the name, George
wilson, VIII be entered IN It's appropriate place ia the
" Pacific Mail List which is printed and sent by
mail TO each and every postmaster in California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington, and by
them posted In conspicuous place in their respective
Offices The list thus being distributed over the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at learn from
it that letter for hmhas heen sent To the tc
post Office No person Of similar name will receive
the letter. for the address il points out that il is
Intended for George Wilson, late Of Pike county, Mis-
soari. Thus letters will be received that would
otherwise he transmitted to the dead-leter Office.
The envciopes containing the advertising cards sent
to the Pacific Mail LIST New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter, and must be pre- paid. Tie
addresses Of letters copied the pieces Of paper or
cards should be written in plain and distinct man.
ner. The three-cent postage stamp enclosed in the
envelopes deirny the expenses of publication, and
must be pasted to the cards, but simply enclosed
with them In the absence of postage stamps, three
cent coins muy be substituted.
1t is believed that this circular has leen drawn up
so EXPLICITLY as to require explanations but
should this prove not TO be the case postmaters will
take notice that all interrogntores must la addressed
to the Pacific Mail LIST New York, and not to the
department. st.
The first Of this series of lists will accompany the
mai o! May 9th, and will be forwarded by each sue
ceedng mail.
OLIVER E. WOODS.