Barry, W. T. Contracts General Post Office, 1829 : Letter from the Postmaster General, Transmitting a statement of contracts for transporting the Mail of the United States, made during the year 1829. Washington: U. S. Congress, 1830. First Edition. [12282]
Removed, no wrapper, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 11 clean pp.; final leaf nearly detached. Good. Pamphlet.
21st Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps., Doc. no. 77.
Charts showing the Mail Routes, Contractor's Names, Number of Trips made, and Sums paid to the Contractors.
For instance, this begins with routes in Indiana, the first being from Cincinnati to Louisville, the second from Madison to Indianapolis, &c.
The States included are Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
This shows you which villages and cities were connected by a regular mail route in these states, and how often the routes were conducted.
