Copy of abstract of bids under advertisement of February 23, 1839, inviting proposals for carrying the mail of the United States from the 15th of May, 1839, to the 30th June, 1842, on the following post-route in Missouri; to be received until the 15th day of April, 1839, inclusive, and to be decided on the day following.
MISSOURI. No. 3001-From St. Louis, by Carondelet, Jefferson Barracks, Sulphur Springs, Hercu- laneum, Hillsborough C. H., Glenfinlay, and Old Mines, to Potosi, 67 miles and back, 3 times a week, in 4-horse post-coaches.
Proposals will also be considered for stage service on this route; also, for stage or coach service, twice a week. As this kind of service may be sometimes difficult on this route, proposals will also be received for car- rying the mail on horseback, in wagons, or carts, for a specified number of months, weeks, or days, in each year; but no dispen- sation of post-coach or stage service will be tolerated, unless it be stipulated in the propo- sals, and embraced in the contract.
Leave St. Louis every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 1 p. m.; arrive at Potosi next days by 7p. m.
Leave Potosi every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5 a. m.; arrive at St. Louis next days by 12 noon,
$5,500, as advertised, 4-horse post-coaches; $4,000, 2-horse stages; $3,000, twice a week. 4,500, 8 months in 4-horse post-coaches, 2 months 2-horse stages, 2 months horse; $3,050, 11 months 2-horse stages, 1 month horse.
3,200, twice a week, stages; if consistent, would like to have the privilege of carrying on horse 30 days of each year at such times when roads may be extremely bad; proposes schedule; $3,180, twice a week, stages, with privilege of 30 days in each year on horse,
1839, April 16, Accept- ed at twice a week, in stages, at pro rata pay, viz: $2,033,
No guarantee,
Copy of abstract of bids under advertisement of March 26, 1839, inviting proposals for carrying the mail of the United States from the 1st of June, 1839, to the 30th of June, 1843, on the following route in Virginia; to be received until the 1st day of May, 1839, at 3 o'clock P. M., and to be decided on the day following.
No. 1924.-From Winchester, by Newtown, Daniel Burke Stephensburg, Middletown, Strasburg, Tom's Brook, Woodstock, Stony Creek, Mount Jack- son, New Market, Smith's Creek, Harrison- burg, Mount Crawford, and Mount Sidney, to Staunton, 94 miles and back, 3 times a week, in 4-horse post-coaches.
Leave Winchester every Monday, Wed- nesday, and Friday, at 6 a. m.; arrive at Staunton next days by 2 p. m.
Leave Staunton every Monday, Wednes- day, and Friday, at 8 a. m.; arrive at Win- chester next days by 4 p. m.
Any change of schedule that will allow bet- ter connexions to be made, but retain the same speed, can be ordered by the department.
Proposals will also be considered to carry in stages, also on horseback.
. As coach service may be sometimes diffi- cult on this route, proposals will also be re- ceived for carrying the mail on horseback, in wagons, or carts, for a specified number of months, weeks, or days, in each year; but no dispensation of post-coach or stage service will be tolerated, unless it be stipulated in the pro- posals and embraced in the contract.
Thomas J. Noland James M. Boyd -
Stockton, Falls, & Co.
Alpheus Beall & Daniel Hutchinson.
Amounts, according to the terms of advertisement, except where otherwise stated.
$2,000, stages from 15th April to 15th December, re- mainder on horse; $1,500, gigs or sulkeys from 15th April to 15th December, remainder on horse. 1,850
2,500; $2,250, 9 months in 4-horse post-coaches, 3 months on horse.
2,450; $4,850, daily, 4-horse post-coaches; or with privilege of carrying the three winter months of 1839 and 1840 on horse, will agree to a reduction of $460.
2,350, with privilege of horse, stage, or other light vehicle service, two months of each year; condi- tioned upon the connexion of the mails at Staun- ton.
1,884, two months the first year on horse, or any other mode practicable if impossible to get along with coaches; conditioned upon connexion at Staunton with Lexington and Guyandotte stages.
Copy of abstract of bids under advertisement of April 1, 1839, inviting proposals for carrying the mails of the United States from the 1st of July, 1839, to the 30th of June, 1842, on the following post-routes in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wiskonsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana; to be received at the department until the 25th day of May, 1839, at 3 o'clock, P. M., and to be decided by the 1st day of June next ensuing.
Route, distance, service, and schedule, as advertised.
Amounts, according to the terms of advertisement, except where otherwise stated.
No. 1769.-From Adrian, by Wolf Creek, Thos. H. Mosher to Springville, 10 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Adrian every Saturday at 9 a. m.; arrive at Springville same day by 12 m.
Leave Springville every Saturday at 1 p. m.; arrive at Adrian same day by 4 p. m.
No. 1770.-From Battle Creek to Hastings, 20 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Battle Creek every Thursday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Hastings same day by 4 p. m.
Leave Hastings every Friday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Battle Creek same day by 4 p. m.
Orlando Pierce David Wood David Wood
Sheldon Whitcomb Seth Hull
Henry H. Rush (1771) - Josiah Goddard (1790) Wm. Newman Elias C. Manchester
No. 1772.-From Battle Creek, by Augusta, to Galesburg, 15 miles and back, once a week. Leave Battle Creek every Saturday at 6 a. m.; arrive at Galesburg same day by 11 a. m. Leave Galesburg every Saturday at 12 m.; arrive at Battle Creek same day by 5 p. m.
No. 1773.-From Belvidere to Mount Clem- ens, 3 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Belvidere every Friday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Mount Clemens same day by 9 a. m. Leave Mount Clemens every Friday at 10 a. m.; arrive at Belvidere same day by 11 a. m.
No. 1774.-From Bellevue, by Vermonti- cello, to Ionia, 35 miles and back, once a week. Leave Bellevue every Friday at 6 a. m.; arrive at Ionia same day by 6 p. m.
Leave Ionia every Saturday at 6 a. m.; ar- rive at Bellevue same day by 6 p. m.
No. 1775.-From Cassopolis, by Whitmans- ville and Silver Creek, to Keelersville, 15 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Cassopolis every Friday at 6 a. m.; arrive at Keelersville same day by 11 a. m.
Leave Keelersville every Friday at 12 m.; arrive at Cassopolis same day by 5 p. m.
No. 1776.-From Concord to John Wil- bur's, 10 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Concord every Saturday at 8 a. m.; arrive at John Wilbur's same day by 11 a. m. Leave John Wilbur's every Saturday at 12 m.; arrive at Concord same day by 3 p. m.
Abstract of bids under advertisement of April 1, 1839-Continued.
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No. 1777.-From Flint, by Bearleyville, to Lapier, 20 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Flint every Tuesday at 8 a. m.; ar- rive at Lapier same day by 4 p. m.
Leave Lapier every Friday at 6 a. m.; ar- rive at Flint same day by 2 p. m.
No. 1778.-From Flat Rock to Gibraltar, 5 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Flat Rock every Saturday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Gibraltar same day by 10 a. m. Leave Gibraltar every Saturday at 11 a. m.; arrive at Flat Rock same day by 1 p. m.
No. 1779.-From Greenfield to Southfield, 8 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Greenfield every Monday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Southfield same day by 11 a. m. Leave Southfield every Monday at 12 m.; arrive at Greenfield same day by 3 p. m.
No. 1780.-From Grandville to Port Shel- don, 20 miles and back, once a week. Leave Grandville every Friday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Port Sheldon same day by 4 p. m. Leave Port Sheldon every Saturday at 6 a. m.; arrive at Grandville same day by 2 p. m.
No. 1781. From Geloster, by Otsego, to Allegan, 20 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Geloster every Friday at 8 a. m.; arrive at Allegan same day by 4 p. m.
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