The Washington union., 1857-05-01
Overland Mail Route to California.
..., POsr ofEu DEPARTMENT,
Anril IshJ

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Apr' 20 1857
A ACT OF CONGRESS approved 81 sd IN March a ISoI
asa ar iRc asSs seal ending june isss provides
zd % % contract mt r for a ho conveyance Of o en r a rom Seh
Eon on he Mp MS @ - yGf n as ' % oaSosS % % may ses @ 70 sp
ing three hundred thousand dollars po annnm Tor semi monthly four
sand doas for service to be performed monthly
weekly or weekly The option Of the Postmaster Gonci
formed with good four horse coaches or sprns suitable Tr
1no ms conveyance OF passengers wei us the " '"0 security III"
three hundred and any Land not then GspoeG Of or
Ton miles from each ether and provided that no mineral land shall bo
c s Thai the said service shall bc performed within twenty syo
days for each @ aud that before entering into such the
Postmaster General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition
@ na pSr % ] S%ma & @ ana ma m Soa a & 20 perform @ n tng a
inc inc % e me- sG Sese commence within twelve months aor the sign
conveying mails under the provisions Of The above act
Besides the starting the Mississippi bidders viii
points PROPOSED 70 pc ompraoan N tue route ana "her
sprae popas are ''o or e'nN'hA'y' eeNy' anu semi
master General shah o satisfied Of the ability and sositon Of tho
aries in good iaii to perform the contract
ha hn Il ~ 1 ~ Mn MN , so a anu sa sea ' %
contractor % shall BE- required {, Postmaster
the date Of such contract ' ''''4''
"a n "a Era.s. p ~ I,
/, ----, of r county of , State
Of from s pd n 'ase e sra @s @ @ S s%
service, from -, on the Mississippi river, by to San
Ap 1857 in good four coaches spring
aiy and security Of tho mails s ny eo wny for tho annual an
aum Of dollars; tsekiy, each way the
Dated "'' ''''' cssnedJ d
Fl. .......l. .af F,aza If a G0aran,os fs Ts.
Tho undersigned, residing at ----, State of -, un
from on tH" Misspp riye o sn mn Fa Oh 9 HS I1So
~, m ,cco,od n, w M @ ny nv nv s tno
""i,ed hv iho @ % , @ a. , sa wIn n re-
ton TO perform The service proposed with good and sufficient urot
a M w s ~, G asay Sr % s S o,ga.n M @ ena naeia, as
a msaG W 0ad' s''a' s 2 S'aon h act Congress q July
Dated m I GSgncd by two gnaranlors)
a.@ f""' q Certificate . # l@& @o"
teie ssr his o g et that he is acquainted with the above
saaia49rs, , a, ns anu Eao"S '''N' " ~
Dated &a# a g Csgned)
ae 'r INSTRUCTIONS,
,,,0o o,ss,, n n n n. senyuas 10 m eseaMe
... ..... department may des" proper
No VIII s made for performed and sr each q , e sssn 5
omissions no @ % Is' h d % u n Wy gr,aa ~ % Of rT
mamce & nSsror IN tba sen IN ,be contract For ropcaics de
onnces Of The kind herein spoced enlarged penalties proporopo6
70 the nature thereof and The Importance mall m
them, fS for tho admission Of for being eoerne setting
nP msrlera ~ te'as sy NAV be deduc,ea
aciry explained by ccriacacs Of or tho
% to tr M @ from % or deliver into pos. ONCE for suffer
g Owing either 70 The usutabcncss place
to the ma as frequently as the
l. The postmaster General may annu tc contract repeated
heyn" ps nctons If ,o dearment for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by department assigning the
@ @ @ Gsnsp or icrcs af
Ing maIabc matter out Of thu tho mail -, ,ou ,,, M
guarantee required be considered in competition with
resn'2, m in, I nav ,no nam, md
fac bidder at his usual post Office address and those each