Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-08
LETTERS BY EXPRESS.
A New and Important A r range ment by
the American Express Company,
Ahead of the mails.

The American Express Company has just insugurated
system the rapid conveyance and delivery of
letters in advance of the nails which the business and
general public will hail with satisfaction Their arrange
fully consummated, will be seen by
reference to advertising columns.
The envelope used by the Company for this purpose is
the regular three cent Government stamped envelope
with the prepaid stamp the Express Company tbem
stating that the carriage and delivery Of the is paid
offices in the States of New York, Penn
sylvania. Ohio Kentucky Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.
The need of such system OF rapid transmission and
prompt delivery Of letters outside Of the mails has long
felt Heretofore orders by letter could not be
by express except addressed to of the Company,
as such matter was held by the Post Office Department
being able therefore precluded by the postal
regulations; under the pew arrangement, such letters
may now be sent by express, with the assurance Of
prompt conveyance and delivery.
Important letters that too late for the mails,
which could be dispatched by express than by
mail the sender being anxious to forward by the first
and quickest convey market reports, bills
Of ading important private information of business
otherwise-will be accommodated by this new system
as also will letters addressed transient parties Tin
cities or towns who owing their brief STAY would
visit the Post Office. whose address in full the writer
might Dot know In such case, the party addressed
would be sought by the express messengers at the
place of delivery Or If be could be found immediate
notice given the writer of the letter. In these and
many respects this system of dspatchng and
delivering special letters desiderasua of nestimabe
Importance inasmuch as business men and others are
frequently annoyed by the uncertainties or failures of the
mails
The Government loses nothing By the operation since
the Express COv any purchase Government envelopes
and in reality relieve the Government from the trans
potaon OF letters after the postage has been paid
To this extent therefore the Government is the gamer
and In order still further provide that the revenue
the Post Oiee Department shall be affected BY tn.
arrangement, the Company, as will be by sdver
sement do propose carrying letters exceeding one
half ounce in weight and when letters are found il
their charge they viii be dropped into the Post Office
once The prepayment of excess weight BY stamp vii
no; answer purpose under the postal no let
tiers except those enclosed in the Government enyeop
are allowed To be carried outside the mails.
This arrangement is not designed to supersede III
regular money business OF the Company, as nethe
money or ralu15es will be forwarded in these enveI
opes they being expressly designed for LETTERS ant
nothing else
In the Inauguration Of the above named enterprise
will be seen that the American Express COMPANY not;
outstanding its already business is fully sliv
wants OF the times and the great expansion Of CON
mercial matters and are certain thar this new an.
nov idea will command encouragement
from the mercantile community.
These envelopes lady, and may had AT tn
COmpauys Offices in the above mentioned States.
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