The Washington union., 1857-05-09
overland Mail Route to California.

Overland Mail Route to California.
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April 20, 1857
N ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857
sa h % %ass % $ ] @ e. os oh Is 9 ounce Depart
10 Thai The Postmaster General be- and he e hereby author
point on the Mississippi nysr the contractors may sees sa
@ sss bansrd @ % thousand dollars ner an anson o. semi monthly four
and y thousand dollars for weekly hundred ihoa
weekly weekly iie option Of the postmaster General
& III That tho contract sha REQUIRE % ne seryee 70 os per-
tho conveyance passengers as well as tho safety and security of the
right pre- empicn
s a. sns %ens e any ns MOI not s % 30
ton miles om each others and provided that mineral land shall be
src be performed within twonyG
POSTMASTER ability and dipion Of
The parties ssss gas and md m s"o % to perform for the saa
The the service commence within twelve months alter the
Proposals. accordingly Contract once Of the
Post oss psprmsn s sn 3 ? M q tho +, day Of June
Besides tho starting point on the Mississippi river bidders win
VII designate is a nearly as practicable
Separate proposals are invited for snh monthly rrky md SEND
upon proposals after tho rc
maer General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition
guarantee es,ed good sufficient surecs tba
shall no required Postmaster
General and the seryoe must commence within twelve
r5raa q f,yqssai.
propose convey ,hc sntre letter mail far x. 1s ,sa
service o. he aspp rys nte ~ l0r eomnsfns 20 nS
snsss e ~ 5 s asTress ;sa . The Is @
wagons suitable for The Of passenger the
am dollars each way @ ss ss anSas som ar @ % annual
dollars sD'as each way for The annual of dollars
FIRM ., a eaasa,aes
The n,iersjr rneld =
aerake that tho foregoing hid carrying nan on The lou,a
m General he bidder sSa when %
lred BY the Postmaster General enter necessary ob
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Dated csisued by two snarantors)
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The undersigned, postmaster state Of ----A-------
gua,ano and knows them to be men q property able
Dated cisuedp
INSTRUCTIONS,
ootaiang ;ncoraai IN the eonas to ne ,,i M
department may deem proper,
No pay will be trips perorme for each. Of such
ay deducted deductions will also b ordered % as grade a. ' r4 p
% u a p % saSa sS
the nature thereof and the Importance Of the mail may
bong cncrnsd n ss,'ns
W or running an express conveying intelligence mail
Zines viii he imposed delinquency DO promptly and
of
nkctng take the mail from deliver suffer
oing either 70 the nlsuiahlcnss Of the place
rying ID robbed or lost. and for rce
sing convey frequently s the contractor
or Il concerned in running, on route
Tho Postmaster General repcate fall
70 aereeably TO contract for violating
dobeying the Instructions department refusing "a acarg
carrier when required by the The
contract without the OF the cnea or running an
aforesaid transporting
ing inaiiable matter out OF the mail.
D. bid received after tho last day and hour without tho
guarantee required by cannot BE- with
regular proposal reasonable y amount
o. inc route the seye, tho yearly
the bidder hat Vs. ns usual post Office adrcss
member arm where company offers stated
Altered bids should not bc spbed bids once sub.
nnttcd be withdrawn, esss..a4
" we fomar General General guarantees