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Ordered, That letters bear postmark, and way bills bear date of the day of actually closing the mail.1
1Abraham Lincoln served as Postmaster at New Salem from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836.

Handwritten Transcription, 1 page(s), Volume 1, 8, RG 28, Entry 1: Records of the Post Office Department, Records of the Office of the Postmaster General, Records of the Immediate Office of the Postmaster General, Orders ("Journals"), 1835-1953