$50, to supply Shutz's Mills once a week from Ridge- 1838, Dec. 13. Accepted; ville, 7 miles.

Rexburg to be supplied from Tappahan- R. H. Gaines nock, 8 miles and back, once a week.

No. 3-Abstract of bids under advertisement of June 4, 1838-Continued.

1838, Sept. 24. Accepted

at $15,000, on the terms
proposed.

Bidder declined entering
into contract under the
acceptance, unless de-
partment would contract
with the Virginia Rail-
road Company. Post-
master General rescind-
ed the acceptance.
1838, Dec. 26. Let to Ra-
leigh and Gaston Rail-
road Company at $100
per mile per annum for
railroad service, and
$80 a mile for the 4-
horse post-coach ser-
vice. (Offer received
after time.)
1839, June 5.
fixed at $7,600,

Re-advertised.

Amount

in a separate apartment. Also, to carry the
mail at a greater speed, defining the number
of miles which the bidder proposes to make
in each hour of running time.

Leave Raleigh daily at 10 a. m.; arrive at
Fayetteville same day by 10 p. m.

Leave Fayetteville daily at 1 a. m.; arrive
at Raleigh same day by 1 p. m.

No. 2053. From Raleigh, by Eagle Rock,
Wakefield, Stanhope, Nashville, and Rocky
Mount, to Tarboro', 74 miles and back, 3 times
a week, in stages. pac

Leave Raleigh every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, at 2 p. m.; arrive at Tarboro' next
days by 12 m.

Leave Tarboro' every Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday, at 11 a. m.; arrive at Raleigh
next days by 8 a. m.

No. 2054.-From Raleigh, by Holly Spring,
Haywood, Long Street, and The Pocket, to
Johnsonville, 64 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Raleigh every Friday at 10 a. m.;
arrive at Johnsonville next day by 8 p. m.
Leave Johnsonville every Sunday at 4 a. m.;
arrive at Raleigh next day by 1 p. m.

No. 2055.-From Raleigh, by Moringsville,
Chapel Hill, Hillsboro', Mason Hall, Haw
River, Albright's, and Allemance, to Greens-
boro', 84 miles and back, daily, in 4-horse post-
coaches.

Proposals to run 3 times a week will
be considered; also, to run by Trollinger's in-
stead of Haw River.

Leave Raleigh daily at 10 a. m.; arrive at
Greensboro' next day by 10 a. m.

E. D. Johnson (1876)
Murray & Spencer

Carmichael & Mastin
Murray & Spencer
J. A. Beetham
Benj. Trollinger

Leave Greensboro' daily at 1 p. m.; arrive Joel McLean (2121) at Raleigh next day by 1 p. m.

$1,780; or, $2,780, 4-horse stages

$2,500.

$640

$396

$500

$7,000; or, $2,500, 3 times a week, 4-horse post-coaches, by Trollinger's or Haw River.

$2,470, 3 times a week, 4-horse post-coaches, or by Trollinger's.

$7,949, daily, either road.

$3,740, daily, or by Trollinger's
$6,500, daily, 4-horse post-coaches.

$2,775, 3 times a week, 4-horse post-coaches, crossing
Haw River at Trollinger's Bridge, leaving out Haw
River post office.

$3,950. Se proposal on No. 2121. $5,500; $6,000
for the first year, $5,000 balance of term; $4,500,
provided No. 2057 is run in 2-horse stages; $5,500,
provided No. 2057 is run in 2-horse stages, or on

No. 3-Abstract of bids under advertisement of June 4, 1838-Continued.

No. 2056.-From Raleigh, by Rogers's
Store, Fishdam, Stagville, Red Mountain,
Cameron's Mills, and Van Hook's Store, to
Roxborough; return by Mount Tizra, Red
Mountain, Prattsburg, and Fleming's, to Ra-
leigh, 55 miles and back, once a week.

Leave Raleigh every Friday at 10 a. m.;
arrive at Roxborough next day by 12 m.

Leave Roxborough every Thursday at 6 a.
m.; arrive at Raleigh next day by 9 a. m.

No. 2057-From Raleigh, by Grove, Trade's
Hill, Pittsborough, St. Lawrence, Marley's
Mills, Lanesville, Ashborough, Spencer, Cot-
ton Grove, and Potsdam, to Salisbury, 116
miles and back, twice a week in stages.

Proposals to run 3 times a week, and in 4-horse post-coaches, will be considered.

James Calloway (2074)- $550.
John Renn

Jacob Parks
Lasater, Davis, & Fuller
Joel McLean (2121)
Joel McLean (2055)

$3,500, 3 times a week, 4-horse post-coaches.
$2,415; or $3,850, 3 times a week, 4-horse post-coaches.
$600. (See proposal on No. 2121.)

$2,400; or $1,000, twice a week, stages from Raleigh
to Pittsborough, balance on horse; $500, on horse,
provided he gets 2055.

Decision.

1838, Sept. 19. Accepted.

1838, Sept. 19. Accepted at $2,400.

sidered.