Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-02
W r,ocPFR HARRIS J. L. GAINES.
Late of Nashville Tenn. Late of Ashvillc, NC
Z. r. x. NJ, BEARDEN,
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HARRIS, GAINES & co.,
wH0LEsALE GReCERs
General Merchandise Brokers
20 BEAVER STREET,
docf7.,m NEW YORK.
RATES oFPOsTAGE.

In consequence Of the general Ignorance in the
South of the rules Of postage established by law,
many letters Of Importance are daily lost TO those
interested by being improperly or lnsuthciently
stamped. The regulations require that all such
letters dropped into post Offices shall be immedi-
atey forwarded 90 the Dead Letter office, where
they arc never heard from unless they contain
money, OF other enclosures of value. We give be
low some information which may prevent vexapon
to correspondents: -,
States is cents for every letter sealed package
weighing one ounce or under. Those over one
half ounce, 6eents and scents Tor every additional
required. All letters without the necessary post
age staucps OF which are stamped with revenue
stamps, will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Of
Zee Immediately. AFTER being dropped into any
post office.
Postage stamps issued prior TO ls60 are worth
less, and vii not answer We Tor present purposes.
foreign countries as our people are most likely TO
desire 20 communicate with:
To Baden-Prussisn closed mail. letters not ex
eoeding half an ounce y cents, and newspapers
cents; Bremen or Hamburg mail. letters Is cents,
newspapeTS cents; Trench mail quarter ounce
To Brazil, via England-letters not exceeding
half an ounce, - cents, newspapers cents; via
France, letters not exceeding quarter of an ounce
e cents, half an ounce &c ecntS. 'Dlf .tl q
British North American Provinces. excepting
Canada and New brunswick. the distance not over
5000 miles. letters half an ounce. 10 cents news
palicrs cents.
Csnada-letturs half an ounce 10 cents. papers
2cents.
Cuba-letters half ounce 10 cents. papers cents.
D,nmark-Prussian closed mail. letters 81 cents.
paper cents; Bremen and Hamburg. N cents,
papers Scents French = cents, quarter oanee 81
cent? half ounce letters.
France-letters quarter ounce 10 Sents. half an
ounce 30 cents, papers cents.
German States-Prussian closed mail. prepaid 3
cents French mall q cents; Bremen mail, l5cents,
papers 3 cents.
GREAT Britain and Ireland--hAlf ounce lottsrs
q cents, papers cents. b.. s.
Hamburg. direct from New lerk-half ounce
letters 10 cents. papers cents; Bremen mail. let
tiers Is cents, papers cents; Prussian mail, let
tcrs -. papers cents. .t.t.i.l
Hayti. via England-letters IS cents. papers
cent?
Hoiland-French mail. quarter ounce letters q
cents. half ounce 81 cents; open mail via London,
letters u cents; papers cents; British packet.
letters cents; papers cents.
New Brunswick and New Foun iland-hah
ounce letters 10 cents papers cents II
Roman and Papai Statcs-Prussan closed mail,
half ounce letters a. papers cents; French mail
quarter ounce letters q cents. papers cents. u -
Sweeden-Prussian closed mail s cents fer half
ounce letters. papers 6 cents; Prussian or Ham
burg mail. letters g cents. papers cents; French
mail, quarter ounce letters 3 cents half ounce 6
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