Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-06
LETTERS by EXPRESS.
A New aud Ism portan a rrang G M mt By
the American Express Company,
Ahead of the Mails.

The American Express Company has Just inaugurated
new system Tor the rapid conveyance and delivery of
letter. in advance of the mails which business aud
general public will hail with satisfaction Their arrange
mens now fully consummated, as will be seen by
reference TO advertising columns.
The envelope used by the Company for this purpose
tns regular tire cent government stamped envelope,
wish the prepaid stamp of the Express Company Them
stating that the and delivery thu same paid
to orfrom their offices the States OF NV Yors Penn
syvania Ohio, kentucky, Indiana. Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa aud Minnesota
The need Of sueh OF rapid tran mission and
prompt delivery OF letters outside of the mails has long
been felt Heretofore orders by letter could not be sen,
by express except addressed the Company
A. such matter held by the TO Office Den,r,,nen,
a. being masble, and therefore precIuded by postal
regulations under the new arrangement, such letters
may now be sent by express, with the assurance Of
prompt convey snce and delivery.
Important letters that are too late for the mails nv
which could be sooner dispatched by express than bv
mail. the sender being anxious by the m.
and quickest conveyance market reports bills
Of ading. important priva, information OF business or
otherwise-will be accommodated ty this new system
a. also viii letters addressed transient parties I'm
cities or town. Who owing stay would not
NSt the Post Office. whose address ull the writer
might not Know. In such a case the party addressed
would be sought by the express messengers a the
place Of delivery II be could De found immediate
notice Ne given the the letter IN these and
many other respects, this system q dispatehing and
delivering SPECIAL letters desidsQtu,a Of inestinable
Importance. inasuch business men and other. Are
frequently annoyed by the uncertainties or failures Of The
mails
The Government Loses nothing by the operation sine.
the Express Company purchase Government .nreon,.
and. IN reality relieve the Government from ,ba
portson OF tie leIies after the po..ge has been "a
To hi. extent therefore the Government ia III, s,nr,
and in orde, sun further ovide tha, the r.vepu. ~
the Post omee Department shall no, be affected bv N.
sransen-n,, the Company. as will Re seen BY .dve-.
senen do no; propose carrying letters exceed NJ enc.
half ounce 10 welsh AID when such letters are found in
their charge they be dropped Post ooc at
once The prepayment Of excess weight BY stamp will
no; answer the parpose under the postal laws 10 let
except those enclosed in the Government envelope
are allowed 10 BE carried outside the mails.
This arrangement Is not designed supers-de TIE
regular money business OF the Company, a. neither
pese o. ralnI5<s viii be forwarded in these envri-
opes, they being expressly designed for LErrxD AID
antAine siA
In he gar the above named enterprise Il
viii be that the American Express Company not
~thssnding is already immense business Is fully alive
To The wAn Of the times and the great expansion Of
eroiai matters. and are certain that this new and
novel drs will command attention and encouragement;
from the mercantile c immunity
Tsese envelopes ready. and NAV be he'd At the
c0DPany's saoes in he above mentioned states
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