Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-07
LETTERS BY EXPRESS.
New and important A rrang EN- cnt by
the American Express Company,
Ahead of the Mails.

The American Express Company has just inaugursted
new system Tor the rapid conveyance and delivery Of
letters in advance of the mails which tue business and
general public will hail with satisfaction Their arrange
ments are now fully consummated, will be seen by
reference to our advertising columns
The envelope used by the Company for this purpose
the regular thr-e government stamped envelope
with the prepaid stamp OF the Express Company them
stating that the carriage aud delivery the paid
to or from their offices in the States Of York. Penn
syvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.
The need Of such sy>tem Of rapid transmission and
prompt delivery ofleters outside Of the mails has long
been felt Heretofore orders by could be
by express except addressed agents Of the Company
as such matter was held by the 70 Office Depar meut
being maiabIe and therefore precuded by the postal
regulations; under the new arrangement, such letters
may now be sent by express, with the assurance Of
prompt convey and delivery.
Important letters that are too late for the mails or
which could be dispatched by express than by
mail, the sender being anxious TO forward by the trt
and quickest conveyance such market reports bills
lading. Important private information business
otherwi. evil be accommodated ty this new system
also will letters addressed transient parties n
cities town. who. owing their brief stay, would
visit the Post Oce. address ull the writer
might not know In such case, the party addressed
would be sought by the express messengers the
place Of delivery or II be could be found immediate
notice he given the writer Of the letter In these and
many other respects this Of dpatchng aud
delivering special letters desiderdH Of nestimable
Importance, inasmuch business aud others
frequently annoyed by the uncertainties failures Of the
lis
The Government loses nothing by the operation since
the Express Company purchase Government envelopes
and in reality relieve the Government from the
poriaton OF letters after the postage has been paid
To this extent therefore the Government the gamer
and in order st further provide that the revenue OF
the Post Office Department shall not be affected by the
arrangement. the Company will be seen BY adver-
tsemen do propose carrying letters exceeding one
half weight. and when such letters are found in
their charge they will he dropped into the Post Office at
The prepayment Of weight by stamp will
the purpose under the postal laws no let
except those enclosed in the Government envelope
allowed to be carried outside the mails.
This arrangement Is not designed to superssde the
regular money business OF the Company, as neither
money or rriurbs will be forwarded in these envei-
opes they being expressly designed for aud
notAing else
In The naugur Of the above enterprise IL
will be seen that the American Express Company not
w,hsnding its already immense business is fully alive
to the wants Of the and the great expansion Of
mercAi matters: and certain that this and
novel idea will command attention and encourage
nom the mercantile Community.
Tssse envelopes are now ready. and may be bad tie
company's Offices in the above mentioned States
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