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.

Simon Harman

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.

Route, distance, service, and schedule, as advertised.

Bidders.

Amounts, according to the terms of advertisement, except where otherwise stated.

Decision.

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.

Bidders.