New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13

| Oh january. lS1U.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ington the third day Of December, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and in
! London the fourteenth day of the same
month.
! [L.s.l JNO. A. ]. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
/ ISL HARRINGTON,
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom.
| hereby approve the afOregoiny cOnven-
| ton, and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
I r.. S.. y. S. GRANT.
By the President:
I HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
| Washington, December 3, 1869
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the con-
yention agreed upon between the Post De-
| partment Of the United States of America
| and the Postal Administration of the king
dom of Italy. signd at Florence the eighth
day of November, A. d. eighteen hun
I dred and sixty-seven.
| An Additional Convention between the
| General Post Office of the United States of
| America and the General Post Office of the
| United Kingdom OF Great Britain and
| Ireland having established reduced charge
I of six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
| Atlantic of letters sent i'll closed mails
| through the United Kingdom. the under
| signed duly authorized by their respective
! governments, have agreed upon the follow
| ing articles:
ARTICLE I.
| The single rate Of letter postage on the
| direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, by closed mail, via
! England. shall be as follows:
| For letters from the United States ten
| cents.
For letters from Italy. fifty-fve oentesim.
And Tor the sea conveyance OF letters. in
closed mail, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean, tho United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
granlmes.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of articles five and twelve
of the convention agreed upon between the
Post Department of the United States of
America and the Postal Administration of
the kingdom Of Italy, signed ut Florence,
| the eighth day Of November. A. D., eighteen
hundred and siXty-seven, SO far they stre
contrary to the preceding article, are
pealed
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the eighth OF November, 1867, shall come
into operation on the fifteenth day of Feb
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicate. and signed in Florence
the sixteenth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. and in Wash
ington the eighth day Of February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
EsEAL] JOHN A J. CRESWELL.
Postmaster General of the United States.
BARBAVARA,
Director General.
hereby approve the foregoing cenven-
ton, and III testimony thereof have caused
I.yt I,a WIT, No,
lsEAL. U. 5. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, February 5, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
convention for the regulation OF the postal
intercourse between the United States OF
America and Belgium, signed at Brussels
the twenty-iirst OF August. A. ID. 1867.
An additional convention between the
General Post Office Of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain ana Ire
land having established reduced charge of
six cents per ounce. or per thirty gramInes,
for the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
OF letters sent III closed mails through the
United Kingdom. the undersigned. duly au-
thorized by their respective governments.
have agreed upon the following articles:
The single rate of postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
United States and Belgium snail he follows:
l. On prepaid letters from the United
States, ten cents.
,. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
centimcS.
And for the sea conveyance of letters, in
closed mails, across the waters OF the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thIrty
9rammc6.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions OF Articles 5 and IA Of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed III Brussels the twenty-iirst
day OF August, IL the year OF SIR Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. so
far as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the twenty first of August, 1867. shall
come into operation on the fifteenth day OF
March. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ington this first day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
[sEAL-I JOHN A. }. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
[sEAL.l MAURICE DELFOSSE
h1eby approve the aforego;ug conven-
ton, and, in testimony thereof. l have
caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. U. S. GRANT.
[sEAL.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.