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The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the year 1840

Boston: Published by David H. Williams.
New York: Collins, Keese, and Company
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait, and Company

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1839, by
David H. Williams, In the Clerk’s Office of the District of Massachusetts

Cambridge: Folsom, Wells, and Thurston,Printers to the University.

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Pages 154 – 156.

XII.     POST OFFICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

1.	Table of Mail Service for the 1st of July, 1838, as stated by the 
First Assistant Postmaster General

State.	    Length of	Horse &	  Stage &	Steamboat	Total
	    Route	Sukey	  Coach	&       Railroad
Georgia.    6,250	588,276			778,128 	1,366,404

2.	Finances of the Post-Office Department for the Year ending the 30th of 
June 1838.

State.		      Letter		Newspapers		Compensation
		Net Amount
		     Postage		& pamphlets		of Postmasters
		of Postage
Georgia	157,412.14		18,373.52		36,991.35	
	122,684.59

3.	Rates of Postage.

     On a single letter composed of one piece of Paper.

For any Distance not exceeding 30 miles, 6	cents
Over 30, and not exceeding 80       “	10	  “
Over 80, and not exceeding 150      “	12½	  “
Over 150, and not exceeding 400     “	18Ύ 	  “
Over 400 miles				25	  “

A Letter composed of two pieces of paper, is charged with double these rates; 
of three pieces, with triple; and of four pieces, with quadruple.


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