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260.
Thirtieth Congress,
thiFirst Session,
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By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Maine InCongress Assembled.
That the following post roads be, and the same are hereby,
established in the States and Territories, as hereafter expressed, viz:
in Maine Intent Maine.
From Farmington, via East Strong, New Vineyard, and New
Portland, to Kingsfield.
From Stoneham, via East Stoneham, to North Waterford.
From Bangor, in the county of Penobscot ^via East Hermon^ South Levant, Exeter, Garland
Centre, East Sangerville, Guilford Centre, to Monson, in the county
of Pescataquis.
Vermont.
From Northumberland, New Hampshire, to East Burke, Vermont, via Guildhall, Granby, and Victory.
From West Townsend, Vermont, to Windham Centre.
From Cambridge, Lamoille county, Vermont, via Fletcher, to Bakersfield.
Pennsylvania.
From Sharon, Potter county, Pennsylvania, via McKay’s grist mill, through the valley of the Honeyoye creek, to Wellsville, in the State of New York.
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^27^ From Norristown, Montgomery county, to Allentown, Lehigh county, via Jeffersonville, Perkiomen bridge, Schwenke’s store, Frederick, Colebrookdale, and Emaus.
From Pottsville, Schuylkill county, to Millersburg, on the Susquehanna, via Llewellyn, Tremont, Beaumont, Wiconisco, and Elizabethville.
From Stroudsburg, Monroe county, to East Sterling, Wayne county, via Brackleyville, Priceburg, Indian Hill, and Covesville.
From Penningtonville, Chester county, to the Buck post office, Lancaster county, via Coopersville, Green Tree Inn, Barts’ and Pasmore’s.
From Oil creek post office, in Titusville, Crawford county, to Columbus, Warren county, via Rome, Eldred and Spring creek townships.
From Trexlertown, Lehigh county, to Hereford, via Millerstown.
From Worcester, Montgomery county, to Centre Square.
From Jonestown, Lebanon county, to Rehrersburg, Berks county.
From borough of Clarion, Clarion county, to borough of Ridgway, Elk county, via the northeast side of Clarion river.
From Allen, Cumberland county, to Boiling Spring.
From Hollidaysburg, Blair county, via Alleghany and Ashland Furnaces, and Weakland’s, to Newman’s Mills, Indiana county.
From West Philadelphia, via Kellysville, Lobb’s store, Springfield, Rose Tree, and Bishop’s Works, to Howelsville, Delaware County.
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From Sunneytown, Montgomery county, via Spinnerstown, to Emaus, Lehigh county.
From Emlentown, Venango county, to the mouth of Tionesta creek.
From Sunville, Venango county, via Wallaceville, to Dempsey.
From Cushingville, Potter county, to Spring Mill’s in the State of New York
From Allentown, Lehigh county, via Schnecksville to Kern’s Mills.
From Norristown, via Jeffersonville, Shannonville, and Lumberville, in the county of Montgomery, to Phoenixville, in the county of Chester.
From Avondale, Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Stannton, Newcastle county, Delaware.
From Gap post office, Lancaster county, via Hat and Intercourse, to New Holland.
From West Penn, Schuylkill county, to Lehighton, Carbon county.
From Smith’s ferry, Beaver county, via Ohioville, to Darlington.
From Dunningsville, Washington county, via Vanceville, to Hillsborough.
From Pittsburg, via Breakneck, Whitestown, and Prospect, to Brownington.
From Williamsport, Lycoming county, via Loyalsock
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Ohio Ohio.
From Milan to Sandusky city.
From Sabina ^in Cinton county, Ohio, via Quinn’s Mill, and Centerville, to Highland
P. O. in Highland county^
From Georgetown, via New Hope, Benton and [...?]
Greenbush to Fayetteville.
From Wilmington, via ^Morrisville,^ Martinsville, Lynchburgh,
Dodsonsville ^Princetown^ Buford and New Hope , to Georgetown.
From Defiance, via Brunersburg and Hicksville,
to Panama.
From Tiffin, via Van Buren and Independence,
to Defiance.
From Warren, via Hudson, to Brunswick.
From Lower Sandusky to Port Clinton.
From Hagerstown to Eaton.
From Jackson court-house, via Jackson Furnace,
to Portsmouth.
From Waterville to Bryan.
From Waterford, via Watertown, to Barlow.
Ohio Intentio Indiana.
From Putnamville, via Cataract Mills, Spencer and
Whitehall, in the county of Owen, and Stanford in the coun-
ty of Monroe, to Springville, in Lawrence county.
From Tipton, in Tipton county, via West Kinderhook,
to Strawtown, in Hamilton county.
From Salem, in Washington county, via Leesville,
in Lawrence county, to Bloomington, in Monroe county.
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From Muncie, in Delaware county, to the county seat of Tipton county.
From West Unity, in Williams county, Ohio, via Angola, to Lagrange Centre, in the State of Indiana.
From St. Joseph, via Williams Centre, Bannersburgh, to Defiance, in the State of Ohio.
From Leesburg to Wolf Lake.
From Bellville, in the county of Hendricks, via Danville, to North Salem.
From Brownstown, in Jackson county, via David Bowman’s, to Nashville, in Brown county.
From Bluffton, in Wells county, to Fort Wayne, in Allen county.
From La Grange to Goshen.
From Monticello, in White county, to Lafayette, in Tippecanoe county.
From Perkinsville, in Madison county, via New Lancaster, to Tipton, in Tipton county.
^130^ From Evansville, in Vanderburgh county, to Cynthiana, in Posey county.
From Metea or Fulton, in Fulton county, via Perrysburg, Niconza, Laketon, North Manchester, Liberty Mills, South Whitely, to Whitely.
From Washington, in Davis county, via Fayetteville, in Lawrence county, to Bedford, in said county.
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Michigan.
From Michigan ^Lansing^, in the county of Ingham, via Oneida, Chester and Vermontville, in Eaton county, and Hastings, in the county of Barry, to Allegan, in the county of Allegan.
From Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun, to Michigan ^Lansing^, in the county of Ingham, via Bellvue and Charlotte, in the county of Eaton.
From Marshall, via Olivet and Charlotte, to Michigan ^Lansing^, the capital of the State.
From Hastings, in the county of Barry, to Vermontville; thence through Wheaton’s Settlement, in the town of Chester; thence to Hovey’s Settlement in the town of Benton; and thence to Michigan ^Lansing^ the seat of government.
From Marshall, via Eaton Rapids, to Michigan ^Lansing^, the capital of the State.
From Hillsdale, Michigan, to Montpelier, in Ohio.
From Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo, via Austin’s lake, Vicksburg, John W. Backey’s, Mendon, Sand Lake, Sturgis’ Prarie, to Lima, in the State of Indiana.
From Brooklyn, in the county of Jackson, to Grass Lake, in the county aforesaid.
From Dexter, via Pinckney, to Howell.
From Dexter to Michigan ^Lansing^, the capital of the State.
From Paw Paw, via Almina Centre, in Van Buren county, to Alamo, in Kalamazoo county, intersecting, at that point, the route from Kalamazoo to Otsego,
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From Allegan in the county of Allegan, via the
Holland Colony, to Grand Haven in the county of
Ottowa.
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From Tampa Bay to Manta river, in the county
of Hillsborough.

From Uckeranna, in Walton county, via Alaqua
post office, to Milton, in Santa Rosa county.
From Jasper, in the county of Hamilton, via Blount
Ferry, Robinson Ferry, to Centre Village.
From Marianna to Ochusee county, to inter-
sect with the mail route from Apalachicola, to Chat-
tahoochee.
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Illinois
From Peru, via Troy Grove, Ovid, Dewey’s Mills, La Fayette Grove, Kelly’s Mills, Stillman, and Kishwaukie, to Rockford.
From Ottawa, via Norway, Newark, Long Grove, and Oswego, to Naperville.
From Peru, via Como and Genesee Grove, to Mount Carroll.
From Galesburg to Knoxville.
From Wheeling, (Illinois) via Long Grove, Gilmer, Forksvill, McHenry, Ringwood, Geneva, Spring Prarie, East Troy, Elizabeth, and Waterville, to Summit in Wisconsin.
From Farmington, via Fairview, Ellisville, and Virgil, to Macomb.
From Dixon, via Prophetstown, Portland, Sharon, Green river, and Camden, to Rock island.
From Belvidere, (Illinois,) via Roscoe, Force’s Bridge, Davis’s Mills, Rightsell’s Mill, and New Pennsylvania, to Shullsburg, in Wisconsin.
From Sycamore, via Coltonsville, South Grove, Hick’s Mills, Lindenwood, White Rock, Paine’s Point, Daysville, and Oregon, to Mount Morris.
From Wilmington, in Will county, via Mazon, to Pontiac, in Livingston county.
From Charleston, in Coles county, via Sullivan, in Moultrie, to Decatur, in Macon county.
From Thompson’s Ferry, opposite Cape Girardeau, in Missouri, via Thebes, Santa Fe, and Smithland, to Cairo.
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From Peru, via Perkin’s Grove, Ovid, Palestine Grove, Inlet Grove, Lee Centre, Franklin Grove, and Light House Point, to Daysville.
From Southport, (Wisconsin,) via Pleasant Prairie, Knox Cross Corners, Liberty, and English Prairie, to Richmond, in Illinois.
From Elizabeth, via Freeport, to Rock river.
From Freeport, via Cedar Creek Mills and Oneco, (Illinois,) to Monroe and Madison, in Wisconsin.
From Carrollton, in Green county, to Winchester, in Scott county.
From Mount Morris, via Niles and Woodruff's Corners, Farewell's Ferry, and Rock Run, in Illinois, to Madison, in Wisconsin.
From Waterloo, in Monroe county, via Red Bird, Evansville, and Ellis Grove, to Chester, in Randolph county.
From Juliet, via Jackson Creek, Reed's Grove, Wilmington, Rock Creek, Bulbonia, Mount Langun, Middleport and Millford, to La Fayette, in Indiana.
From Wilmington, via Horse Creek, Yate's Farm, Limeston, Sammon's Farm, and Spring Creek to Middleport.
From Fairfield, in Wayne county, to Mayville, in Clay county.
From Littlefort, via Wentworth, Angola, Antioch, English Prairie, Blevin’s Mills, Solon, Richmond, Alden, Cogswell, Bigfoot Prairie, Burton Corners, Wilmot and Manley’s Prairie, to Beloit, in Wisconsin.
From Pittsfield, via Washington, New Canton, Cincinnati, Piketon, in Illinois, Rallsport, and Frankford, to New London, in Missouri
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Otway B. Nance’s, to Petersburg, in Menar[?] county.
From Peru, via Selby, Princeton and Crandell’s Ferry, to
Rock Island.
From York, in Clarke county, via Melrose, Martinsville,
and Salisbury, to Charleston, in Coles county.
From Freeport, in Stephenson county, to Elizabeth, in
Jo Davies county.
From Mount Sterling, in Brown county, to New Liberty, in
Highland county.
From Naples, in Morgan county, to Perry, in Pike county.
From Jerseyville, via Otter Creek and Grafton, in Illinois, to
St Charles, in Missouri.
From Mount Sterling, via Liberty and Richland, in Adams county,
and Kinderhook, in Pike county, to Hannibal in Missouri.
From Peru, via Troy ^Grove^, to Earlville.
From Mount Carroll, via Pleasant Valley, to Howardsville.
From Cass, via Flag Creek and Lyons, to Chicago.
From Dorr, in McHenry county, via Erin and Highland Prairie, to
Geneva, in Walworth county, Wisconsin.
From Dorr, via ^Hope & Boone’s mills^ Hebron, to Richmond, in McHenry county.
From Hickory Hill, in Marion county, to McLanesborough, in Hamilton county.
From Littlefort, via Gage’s Lake, Hainesville, Forkville, Lamar and Merona, to Chrystal Lake, in McHenry county.
From Mount Sterling, in Brown county, via Garvish Mill, to Griggsville, in Pike county.
From Sycamore, via South Grove, Hicks’s Mills, Lindenwood, White Rock, Daysville, Oregon, Mount Morris, Chambers Grove, and Mount Carroll, to Savannah, on the Mississippi river.
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Lee Centre, and Ovid, to Peru.
From Charleston, via Springfield and Perry Brashear’s, to Greenup, in
Cumberland county,
From Ewington, via Cochran’s Grove, and Sullivan, to Decatur.
From Greenville to Alton.
From Springfield, via Athens, New Market, Walker’s Grove, Quiver, and
Liverpool, to Canton, in Fulton county.
From Springfield, via Mount Pulaski, Clinton, and Marian, to Mount Pleasant.
From Dillon, in Tazewell county, via Mackinaw Point, Hittles Grove,
and Mount Hope, to Waynesville, in De Witt county.
From Rock Island, via Camden Mills, Orion, Andover, Red Oak Grove, Wal-
nut Grove, Victoria, Rochester, Bimfield, and Kickapootown, to Peoria.
From Blue Island, via Cooper’s Grove, Chelsea, Wallingford, and Bloomville to Bulbonia.
From Greenville, in Bond county, to Staunton, in Macoupin county.
From Metropolis city to Jonesboro.
From Chicago, via Gross Point, La Pear, and Oak Hill, to Littlefort.
From Middleport, via Worth, Quitman, and Butler, to Urbanna.
From Dixon, via Wilson’s Mills, (south side of Elkham Grove,) Mill-
edgville, and Black Oak Grove, to Savannah.
From Winslow, in Stephenson county, via Warren, to Millville,
in Jo Davies’s county.
From Dutchman’s Point, via Sherman and Emmett, to Littlefort.
From Cass, via Barber’s corners, Du Page, and Vermont settlement,
to Oswego.
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Georgia.
From Griffin to Newnan.
From Albany in Baker county to Thomasville in Thomas county.
From Barrington Ferry in McIntosh county via Pendam's ^Pendarris’s^ store in Wayne county, and Alabaham Creek to Waresborough in Ware county.
From Carrolton, via Laurel Hill, to Franklin.
From Carrolton to Van Wert.
From Troupville, Georgia, via Clyattsville, to Columbus in Florida.
From Madison, via Monticello, Seven Islands, and Jackson, to Griffin.
From Blairsville, Union County to Mount Yonah, Habersham county.
From Dalton, Georgia, to Benton, Tennessee.
From Dalton via Spring Place, Murray county, and Elijay, Gilmer county, to Dalonegha.
From Rome, Floyd county, via Cave Spring, to Jacksonville, Alabama.
From Griffin, Pike county, via English Mills, Fayette county, to Newnan, Coweta county.
From Raysville, Columbia county, via John Bentley’s, to Lincolnton, Lincoln county.
From Traveller’s Rest, Dooly county, to Florence, Stewart county.
From Halcyondale, at the fifty mile station on the Central Railroad, in Scriven county, to Reidsville
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From Reidsville in Telfair ^Tattnall^ county to the forty-five
mile station on the Central railroad.
From Buckeye Post Office to Towersville in
Laurens county.
From Anderson in South Carolina, via Elberton,
to Lexington, Oglethorpe county, Georgia.
From Pendleton. S. C. via Pulliams Ferry, Kings Bench, Bowesville, Franklin Springs,
Madison Springs, to Athens, Ga.
From Athens, via Gillsville to Clarksville.
From Athens via Dallas, Providence to Carnesville.
From Gainesville to Argo.
Maine InteArkansas.
From Eldorado in Union county, via Harper's,
Foster's Store, and James Dyer's, to Athens, the seat of
justice of Claiborne parish in Louisiana.
From Washington, via Johnson's Mills, Neal's Springs,
and Russey's, in Sevier county, Baker's Springs, and
Mountain Fork Cove, in Polk county, to Dallas.
From Chickalah to Hot Springs.
From Lost Creek, via Hester’s Bridge on Hurricane
Creek, via H. Carr’s, to Pine Bluff, Jefferson county.
From Chickalah Village, Yell county, via Matthias
Harkey’s, via Jordan Thompsons, to Morrison’s Bluff
in Johnson county.
From Fayetteville, Arkansas, via Daniel Neal’s via
Henry Hastings’, to Maysville, in Benton county.
From Wilmington, Ark. via Carysville, to Marion, Louisiana.
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From Hansonburgh, via Copenhagen, Thomas Mere-
dith's, James William's, Vernon, Duydemonia, to Athens,
seat of justice for the parish of Claiborne.
From Nachitoches, via Saint Maurice, Cedar Creek,
Salem Mills, John Lesle's, Wyatt's, and John T. Harris's,
in Monroe.
From Bellevieu, in Bossier parish, to Minden
in Claiborne.
From Alexandria to Mount Lebanon.
From Fort Jesup, via Toro, to Burr's Ferry.
Kentucky.
From Mount Sterling, via the Beaver Ponds on Red River, and the Estill Steam Furnace, to Irvine, in Estill county.
From Grayson, in Carter county, via the precinct of Little Sandy and Daniel Horton's, to West Liberty, in Morgan county, and from thence, via Hazlegreen, to Jackson, in Breathitt county.
From Williamstown, via Fort Lick, Meredith, Collins’, and Logansville, to Leesburgh.
From Winchester, via Reuben Rucker’s, Walter Goude’s, and the mouth of Woodward’s Creek to Irvine.
From Kiddville to Walter Goude’s.
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From Poplar Plains, Fleming county, via Plummer’s
Mills, John’s Mills, and Triplett, to West Liberty in
Morgan county.
From Thomas J. Dobbin’s store to Aaron’s run,
both in Montgomery county.
Tennessee.
From Taylorsville, via Shady, Johnson county, to Paperville, in Sullivanville county.
From Somerville, via Dancyville, to Brownsville.
From Thornhill, through the valley on the north side of Clinch Mountain, via Martin Cleveland's and John Dobson’s, to Blain's cross roads.
From Kingston via Bellefont, Erie and Oxford, to Athens.
From Waynesboro’ to Florence, Alabama.
From Elizabethton, via Greenfield, Blountville, and Arcadia, to Kingsport.
From Somerville, via Fayette Corner and Estanaula to Denmark.
From Benton to Dalton, Georgia.
From Jackson to Savannah in Tennessee.
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From Jasper to Springville.
From Russellville to Buzzard Roost.
From Huntsville to Montgomery, via Montevallo.
From Wetumpka, via Quitman, Chesnut creek, and Was-
cahatchey, to Columbiana.
From Marion, via Dicken’s Mill, Brush Creek, Center-
ville, and Jericho, to Marion.
From Moulton to Leighton.
From the town of Talladega, to Broken Arrow, in the
county of St Clair.
From Wetumpka, via Nixburg, Socapatoy, and Pink-
neyville, Goldville, Wedowee, to Griffin, in the State of Georgia.
From Blue Pond, in the county of Cherokee, to the
city of Montgomery, Alabama, via Jacksonville, and Tal-
ladega.
Mississippi.
From Shieldsboro’, via Gainesville, Columbia, and Monticello, to Gallatin.
From Boloxie, via Augusta and Ellisville, to Paulding.
From Belfontaine, via Grenada, to Farmville.
From Ripley, via Campbelltown, to Aberdeen.
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From Oxford, via College Hill, Lewellen’s Cross Roads, and Robinson's, to Memphis, Tennessee.
From Panola to Coffeeville.
From Raleigh, via Fayetteville, Coates's Mills, to Ellesville.
From Williamsburg, via Ellisville, to Paulding.
From Paulding, via Enterprise, to Daleville. From East Port, to Fulton.
From Hillsboro’ to Raleigh. From Jackson, via Raymond, Cayuga, Rocky Springs, Port Gibson, and Fayette, to Natchez. From Paulding, via Leakesville, to Mobile, Alabama. From Leakesville, via Winchester, Miltonville, and Quitman, to Enterprise.
From Woodville, via Sibley’s and Harvard’s Ferry, to Stephen Kenedy’s, (on the road from Natchez to Liberty[)].
From Vicksburg, via Warrenton, to Grand Gulf, by land.
From Hopewell, via Big Creek and Jones’s Mills, to Coffeeville.
From Salem, via J. H. Norton’s and William McLean’s, to Fenger’s Cross Roads.
From Grenada to Greensboro.
From Grenada, via Belfontaine, to Fame.
From Kosciusko, via Greensboro, and Houston, to Pontotoc.
From Greensboro’, via Shongalo, Middleton, and Carrollton, to Greenwood.
From Aberdeen, via Athens, Quincy, Splunge, Grubb Springs, and Hamilton, to Aberdeen.
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From Charleston to Delta.
From Delta to Bolivar.
From Bolivar to McNutt.
From McNutt to Greenwood.
From Charleston, via Tuscahoma and Smith’s Mills,
to Carrollton.
From Coffeeville, to Sarepta.
From Holly Springs, via New Albany, to Fulton,
in Ittawamba county.
From Delta, via Husting’s Ferry,
to Panola county.
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From Baltimore, via Cub Hill, Fork Meeting, t0
Bellair.
From Princess Anne, via Kingston, to
Jefferson Corner, in Somerset county.
From Denton, Caroline county, via
Greensborough, Bridgetown, Beaver Dams,
Long March, to Sudlersville, in Queen Anne’s
county.
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Virginia.
From Blacksburg, in the county of Montgomery, via Pepper's Ferry, in said county, to Newbern, in the county of Pulaski.
From Martinsville, in the county of Henry, via Rough and Ready, Prunty's, Union Furnace, Elamsville, and Rock Castle, in the county of Patrick, to Floyd court-house.
From Brooksville, in the county of Albermarle, via Greenfield, Tye River Mills and Roseland, in the county of Nelson, to Rose Mills, in the county of Amherst.
From Kingwood, in the county of Preston, to West Union
From New London, in Campbell county, via Wade’s, The Meadows, Halesford, and Taylor’s store, to Rocky Mount, in the county of Franklin, and the turnpike road from the said town of New London to Rocky Mount, when completed, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be, a post road, without regard to the intermediate points herein named, if the same shall not be upon the line of the said road.
From Rocky Mount, via Saunder’s Mill, Long Branch, and Canady’s Gap, to Floyd court-house.
From Fincastle, in the county of Botetourte, to Covington, in the county of Alleghany.
From Mechanicsburg, in Giles county, to Perry’s Store, in the county of Tazewell.
From Kenhawa to Logan court-house along the
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Hewett’s creek, in the county of Boone.
From the town of Moorfield, in Hardy county, via
the south fork, of the South Branch of the Potomac river,
to Mc. Dowel post office, in the county of Highland,
From Christianburg, in Montgomery county, via
the Foundery, to Hillsville, in Carroll county.
From the town of Huntersville, in the county of Poca-
hontas, to Huttonsville, in the county of Randolph, via
Martin’s Bottom, Stony Creek, Old Field Fork of Elk
river, Big Spring, and Mingo Flats; thence to the Valley
river, and down that river to Huttonsville.
From Free Port, in Wood, at the mouth of Goose
Creek, to Ritchie court-house.
From Clintonville, in Greenbrier, via Nicholas
court-house and Pocahontas, to Randolph court-house.
Maine In North Carolina.
From Asheville, through Buncombe and Yancey
counties, via Garrison’s, Gilbert’s, Bull Creek, Indian Gap,
Double Springs, Gahagens, Big Laurel, (across the State line,)
via Sulphur Springs, in Greene county (Tennessee) and
Love’s, to Lime Stone Spring, in said county.
From Lexington, via Fulton, Mocksville, County Line,
and Oak Forest, to Statesville; and that the route from
Salem to Statesville be, and the same is hereby, discontinued.
From Elizabeth City, Pasquotank county, to New-
bigon Creek, in same county.
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From Lumberton to Elizabethtown or Prospect Hill.
From Gravelly Hill, by Peter’s Creek, to Fayetteville.
From Cedar Creek, in Greene county, Tennessee, into
North Carolina, via Allen’s Old Stand, Joseph Rives’s Mill,
to Bald Mountain Creek post office, in Yancey county.
From Daniel Carter’s, via J. W. Anderson’s, on Gabriel’s
Creek, in Yancey county, via Bull Creek, Walnut, and
Bush Creek, to Warm Springs.
From Warrenton to Shocco Springs.
Texas.
From Sherman, via Coffee’s Bend, in Grayson county, to Fort Washita.
From Green’s Bluff, on Sabine river, via Lawhon’s mills, to Burkeville, the county site of Newton county.
From Lyon’s post office, Louisiana, via Green’s Bluff, to Sabine Pass.
From Mooresville, in Bowie county, via old Hickory, Clear Spring, and Gertrude post offices, to Jefferson in Cass county.
From Henderson, via San Cosme, (Solomon Grigsby’s,) Lilly’s Mills, Rusk, and Murchison Prairie, to Crockett.
From Woodville, via Sandy Bluff, to Beaumont.
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From Tyler, in Smith county, via the county site of Van Zandt, (Grand Saline) Bruten’s, and Four Mile Prairie, to Buffalo.
From Tyler in Smith county to Palestine.
From San Augustine to Marion.
From Springfield, the county seat of Limestone, to the Falls of Brazos.
From Houston, via E. Byren’s and F. Bingham’s, to Parker’s Point.
From Goliad to Port Lavacca.
From Milam in Sabine county, via Housen Bayou (Pace’s) to Bear Creek.
From Clarksville, via Tarrant, and the county site of Kaufman, to Buffalo.
From Warren to Coffee’s Bend.
From Fort Washita to Fort Smith.
From Henderson, via Bellevieu and Manchester, to the county site of Upshur.
From Bonham, via Greenville, to the county site of Kaufman.
From Paris, in Lamar county, to Pine Bluffs in Red river county.
From Henderson, via Pecantown and Sugar Hill, to Grand Bluffs, in Panola county.
From Port Caddo, via Clinton, in Cass county, to Moore’s post office in Bowie county.
From Fulton, on Red river, via Moore’s Ferry, on Sul-
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phur Fork, William’s Bluff, and Clinton, in Cass county, to Jefferson.
From Beaumont, via Village creek, Jefferson county, and Jonas Cravy’s, in Tyler county, to Town Bluff.
From Nacogdoches to Ewingsville in Angelina county.
From Austin, via Cameron, to the falls of Brazos, and the route from Springfield to Buffalo, shall be so changed as to pass through Tawackany Hills, and Corsicanna, the county site of Navarro.
From Gonzales to Gloiad.
From Corsicanna, the county site of Navarro, via Porter’s Bluff, to Buffalo.
From Hodge’s Post office, in Fort Bend county, to Arnold’s post office in Austin county, via Gasten’s, Wades’s, and Stephen Tippetts.
From Houston to Gonzales, via Richmond, Columbus, and Petersburgh.
From Galveston to Columbia, via Virginia Point, and Garen Hines’.
From Passo Cavallo to Corpus Christi, via Lamar, Copano, and Aransas Pass.
From Lagrange to Goliad, via Chisholm’s Ferry.
From Indian Point to Victoria.
From San Antonio to Victoria, via Goliad.
From Refugio to Lamar.
From Columbia to Matagorda, via Brazoria, Cedar Lake and Caney.
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From Houston, via Fanthorp’s, to Springfield.
From San Antonio to Laredo.
From Austin, via Young’s settlement, to Caldwell.
From Braunfel’s to Fredericksburgh.
From Washington via Fanthorp’s, to Huntsville.
From San Felipe to Washington, via new county
seat of Austin county.
From Corpus Christi to county seat of Cameron
county.
From Corpus Christi to Rio Grande city.
From Corpus Christi to Loredo.
From the mouth of the Rio Grande to Laredo, by
steamboat or land, via Rio Grande city.
From Buffalo to Washington, via Fanthorp’s.
From Cameron, in Milan county, to Crockett,
via Nashville, Wheelock, Leona and Alabama.
From Marshall, in Harrison county, via Ha-
gan’s Ferry, in Upshur county, to Tyler, in Smith county.
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From Alexandria, via St Francisville, Wood’s Mills, Fox, Bloom-
field, Drakesville, Princeton, and Knoxville, to Fort Des Moines, in
Iowa.
From Fredericktown, Madison county, via Davalt Bollinger’s,
to Lowndes, Wayne county.
From Brunswick, Chariton county, via Utica, to Gallatin.
From Cassville, via Mount Pleasant, to Sarcoxie.
From Brunswick, via Compton’s Ferry, to Chilicothe.
From Alexandria to Winchester.
From Alexandria to Canton.
From Oseola, via Quincy, to Hickory court-house.
From Kirksville, via Lancaster, to Fort Des Moines, in Iowa.
From Memphis to Keosauqua, in Iowa. From Westport to Harrisonville.
From Arrow Rock to Georgetown. From Fulton to Lima.
From Round Hill to Arator. From Buffalo, via St Paul, to Forsyth.
From Richmond, via Far West, Maysville, and Gentryville, to Athens.
From Gallatin, via Marysville, to St Joseph.
From Hartsville to Waynesville.
From Danville to Mexico.
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From Mount Pleasant, via Deed’s Mill, Brigh-
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From Delhi, via Cascade and Green’s Ferry, to
Galena, in Illinois.
From Quasqueton, via Independence, to Sturges’s
Rapids, Black Hawk county.
From the Racoon Forks of the Des Moines
river to Council Bluff.
From El Kader to Jacksonville.
From Fort Madison, via West Point, Lowell
, Mount Pleasant, Crawfordsville, and Iowa city,
to Dubuque.
From Tipton, via Pioneer Grove and Marion
to the county seat of Benton county.
From Cedar Rapids, Linn county, via
the county seat of Benton county, to the falls
of Cedar river, Black Hawk county.
From Iowa City, via Wasson’s Mills
, Washington county, Houston’s Point, Keokuck
county, and Sigourney to Lancaster.
Wisconsin.
From Southport via Pleasant Prairie and Franklin, to Antioch, in Illinois.
From Southport, via Pleasant Prairie and Walkers Prairie, to Richmond in Illinois
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From Port Washington, via Salisbury Mills and Horricon, to Beaver Dam, Dodge county.
From Geneva, via East Troy, Eagleville, and Waterville, to Summitt.
From Waupun, Fond du Lac county, via Ceresco, to Dartford.
From Darien, via Reed’s Corners, Richmond, and Utter’s Corners, to Whitewater.
From Milwaukie, via Troy, Elkhorn, Delaware, Darien, Allen’s Grove, and Clinton to Beloit.
From Fond du Lac, via Humesville, to Plover Portage, on Wisconsin river.
From Potosi to Beetown.
From Summitt, via Oconomewoc, Neosho, and Maysville, to Fond du Lac.
From Janesville, via Stone’s Bridge, Fulton and Dunkirk, to Madison.
From Port Washington to Fond du Lac
From Sheboygan, via Maysville and Henricon, to the county seat of Dodge county.
From Watertown, Jefferson county, via Waupun, Ceresco, Berlin, and Plover Portage, to Steven’s Point, in Portage county.
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New York.
From Florence, Oneida county, New York, to Osceola, Lewis county.
From Geneva, Ontario county, New York, via Gorham, Rushville and Naples, to Dansville, in Livingston county.
From Fosterdale, Sullivan county, New York, via Callikoon village and Round Pond, to Rockland, in said county.
From Greenville, Green county, New York, via Norton Hill, to Oak Hill.
From Gilboa, Schoharie county, New York, via Jefferson and North Harpersfield, to Davenport, Delaware county.
From Chateaugay, Franklin county, New York, to the Canada line, adjoining the north part of the town of Clinton.
From Alden, Erie county, New York, to Millgrove in said county, near the residence of Moses Case.
From Williamstown, Oswego county, New York, to Amboy corners, in said county.
From Rome, Oneida county, New York, to Vernon centre, in said county.
From Augusta, Oneida county, New York, to Madison, in the county of Madison.
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Jefferson county.
From Jefferson, Schoharie county,
New York, to Bryneville, in said county.
From Elmira, Chemung county,
New York, via East Veteran and West
Cayuta, to Ithaca, Tompkins county.
From Lafargeville, Jefferson county
New York, via Shantyville, Parker Settle-
ment, Theresa, Ox Bow and Caledonia
, to Governeur, St Lawrence county.
From Malone, Franklin county
New York, to Fort Covington, same county.
From Heuvelton, St Lawrence county, New York, by way
of Depeyster, on the present route, to Depeyster post office;
thence by the road through the town of Macomb, by the way
of Popes Hills to Rossie, in the said county of St Lawrence.
New Jersey.
From Columbia, in the township of Knowlton, New Jersey, along the Delaware river, to Flat Brookville, in Sussex county.
From Vincent-town, via Lumberton, Bridgeborough to Philadelphia
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From Key Port, New Jersey, to Squankum.
From Tuckahoe, via lower bridge on Cedar
creek, Seaville, Townsend’s inlet to Cape May Court
House.
From Cranbury to South Brunswick,
Middlesex county, New Jersey.
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via Cam-
den, New Jersey, Ellesburgh, Fellowship and
Green Tree, to Mount Laurel, Burlington county,
New Jersey.
Maine InSouth Carolina.
From Anderson, via Seneca, Centerville, Steels,
Churubusco, Milwers, and back to Anderson.
From Willow Grove, by Sheto Rusk’s Mills, Beth-
lehem, and Taylorsville, to Willow Grove, being a
circuit of thirty-four and a half miles.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, (That ^ Strike out & insert Niles*^
the above routes shall go into operation on the
first day of October next or sooner, should
the funds of the department justify the same:
Provided, That as soon as a responsible con
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any portion of the routes included in this
bill, the Post Master General shall have the
power forthwith to put them under contract:
Provided, That nothing in this Act contained, shall be so construed as to express any opinion as to the true boundary of any State or Territory named therein.
[ certification ]
07/19/1848
Passed the House of Representatives
July 19th 1848.
AttestTho. J Campbell
Clerk.
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H. R . 599.
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An Act
To establish certain post routes.
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Special order for [?] P. M. Augt. 9.
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08/11/[1848]
In Senate of the U. St[ates]
August 11, 184[8]
Resolved, That this Bill pass, with amendments.
AttestAsbury Dickins
Secretary
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Augt. 10: [confd.?] amended, & ppd to [?]
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Aug 13. Robinson.
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[?] be [sent?] to the [Committee?] [?]

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