Resolved That the Committee on Post. offices & Post. roads be & they are hereby instructed
to ascertain on enquiry, & report to the House, the terms upon which the Post-Master1 Genrl can be released from the contract, made by him during the first year, for the transportation
of the great Southern mail from Baltimore down the Day. also the terms upon which
the Richmond & Fredericksburg Rail Road Com & Potomac Steam Rail Company or Com- ^
[t]erms upon which^
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^panies^ will engage to carry the said mail.
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Mr. McKey.
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Enquiring for what amount the P. M. General can be released from the contract with
the Benj Company, and for how much the Potomac Co will transport the Great Southern
Mail.
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Jany 17 '48
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Agreed to.
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McKay
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Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), RG 233, Entry 362: Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House, 1847-1849, NAB,