January 16th
Ordered, That whenever the accumulation of Mail matter at any Post Office in consequence of prior failures of the Mails on Routes centering at such Offices, becomes so great that it cannot be sent forward by the means of conveyance contracted for by the Department, the Postmasters may be instructed, generally or specially, to have the Contractors to make an extra trip for its conveyance, at a price not exceeding that of a regular trip, and if that be impracticable, to make other provision for its conveyance, provided it can be done on reasonable terms.1
1Abraham Lincoln served as Postmaster at New Salem from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836.

Handwritten Transcription, 1 page(s), Volume 1, 171, 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