General Foil-Ofnce.
PH! LAD L I
PROPOSALS «in b; received at this orficej
umil ihe fifteenth dav of November next, in-1
clufivrly.tor taring .he Mails oi .he United j
States on .V.e ...Slowing Post Roads, fu.ro the fiut j
day of J ncary next, mi ■' l!.c firll day of June,]
HTI <">A N*W-HAMFSHI t E. j
J , I .» li'ilctUd » Port a. J '.n the dittiifl of,
Mjinc : The t>",leave Wifc.ffet every TiWdayl
• f;\ o'('.'*<"k ii' ihe morning, aixi arnve at Pon-|
land 'We nrxt ciay by one »nine alurnoon : — Re-,
• _ lt) | CJV c Pore land every T'nurfday by fix'
• mmnin and arrive ai. Wifcaffet the nextl
in the monnnj , a«»» «'M i>v.
day bvone in the afternoon.
Fiom Portland to Fvrtjmouth : The mail to ;
» . PoiHand every Monday and 1 nurfday by 1
,'xo'clock ir. the morning, and anive at Portl-j
ifooi'theve.v 1 urfday and Friday by t'n in the|
forenoon i— Returning, to leave Portlmauth eve
ry TueMay and Friday at one in the afternoon,
and arriv.* a! Portland on Wednesday and Satur
day b v Tix in the evening.
From Port [mouth to Bojion : From November
firft to May fi;ft, the mail to leave Poitfmouth
every Tueldav 3nd Friday, at two o'clock in the
afrernnoon and arrive at Bo(Un on Wednesday
and Saturday by (ix in the evening : —Returning,
toleave Eoflon every Monday and Thursday, by
fix ir the morntn®, arid arrive at Porifmoutn on
Tuefdav and Friday by ten in the forenoon : —And
from Mr.' Prft to November fiift, the mail to leave
Poitfmonth every Tuesday, I hurlday and Satur
cav. by four in the morning, and arrive at Bolton
the fame days by fix in the evening Returning,
to Icat'C Boston every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, by four in the morning, and airive at
Po'tfmouih the fame days by fix in the evening.
In Massachusetts, Connecticut and
NF W-York
4. Fiom BcJlov^b y Yl'orceJUr, Springfield, Hartford, \
MiJdletoicii, and to New-York : From
November fiift to May firft, the mail to leave Bol
ton every Monday au*| Thursday, at one o'clock
in '.he afternoon ; und arrive at New-York every
Saturday and Wednesday (the sixth <tay from its
departur.-) by ten in the forenoon : Returning, to
leave New-York every Monday and Thursday,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Bos- 1
ton every Saturday and Wedncfday, by ten in the
forenoon : And from May firft to November firft,
the mail to leave Boston every Monday, Wcdnef
dav and Friday, by three o'clock 111 the morning,
and arrive at New-York every" Thursday, Satur
day and Tucfday (the fourth day from its de
parture) by eleven in the forenoon : Returning, to
leave New-York every Monday, Wednefdayand
Friday, by one o'clock in the afternoon, and ar
rive at Boston every Thursday, Saturday and
Tuesday, by fix in the evening.
Jn New-York, New-Jersey and Pennsyl
VANIA
5. Between New-York, (by Newark and Eliza
bethtown) and Philadelphia, every day in the week,
Sunday excepted : The mails to leave New-York
at noon, and Philadelphia ot one o'clock in the
afternoon; and arrive at Philadelphia and New-
York refpeflivelv, the next day after their de
parture. by ten in the forenoon ; excepting the
mails of Saturday, which are to arrive at the fame
hour on Monday.
In Pennsylvania and Maryland.
6. From Philadelphia to Baltimore: The mail to
leave Philadelphia every Monday, Wcdnefdas
and Friday, at noon, and arrive at Baltimore each
succeeding day by noon : Returning, to leave
Baltimore every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
by four o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Phi
ladelphia each succeeding day by eleven in the
forenoon. I
7. From Baltimore to Alexandria: The mail to
leave Baltimore everv Tuesday, Thursday end Sa
turday, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive
at Alexandria each succeeding day by eight in the
morning : Returning, to leave Alexandria every
Monday, WedneCday and Friday by four o'clock
in tht afternoon, and arrive at Baltimore on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday by ten in the fore
noon.
h Vt rctn:a
8. From Alexandria to Richmond, Peter/burg, Suf.
folk and Porljmouth : The mail to leave Alexan
dria every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at
nine o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Rich
mond every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
by fr* in t'.e evenm- ; at PcierlWj, every Wed
"e«»y,Md.y »nd Monday at ten inthc forenoon ■
•t Suffolk every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday
by fix in the afternoon ; and at Poitfmouth every
Friday, Monday and Wednesday, by ten in tht
forenoon ; Returning, to leave Po-tfmouth the
,T , 7' ? lond> y and Wednesday, at one
0 clock 111 the afternoon, and arrive at Suffolk the
lame days by seven in the evening ; and at Peters
burg the next Monday, Wednesday and Friday by
eleven in the forenoon; leave Petersburg the farm
days at two in the afternoon, and arrive at Rich,
mond the fame day, by fix in the evening : leave
Richmond on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,,
2 ™ ;,' " morning, and arrive at Alexrndriai
he ncx Wednesday, Friday and Monday, by three j
in the afternoon. ' uirC( i
9 From Richmond, by WUHamdurg, Yvrk-T U ;J
; nd f"'Pton, ,n KorJM. Ihe mail £ ~a ' „ "
rnonrf every Monday, W.dneWay and Friday bv
four o clock in the morning, snd arrive ai Norfolk
1 'I , fivf in ,hc :
Friday and by"''fix
the , V vVnin 1 i: C '' mond " th
/» Virginia and North-Carol, ka
ville every Wd aVi f„ ur j S .* a Tette-
A. NorTH OTrfSouTH CA.ouka.WCeo.Cl,
h r Ch, raw Court."
Tutfdiy by lour ill a y«tevil,e rvtr.
»ht otxtday byfivc i„,b°T" g ' '" Ch Cl " 1 '
« AUgusta the next Saturday bv" 0 "' rivr
i"K'o :,„ e AugulU f*«v ttL rV" 00 " i iirtu '"
*>ioiiiin« iriivc >1 r, n 'j 1, 'at Vl:tht
«. »"« at Cafcden the next Sunday by
five in the morning, »i>d It *-yelsevil!e the ne»t
Monday, by fight in the evening.
12. frrom Augujld to Savannah. The mail to
leave Auguibevuy Saturday, at one o'clock in the
afternoon, and arrive at Savannah the next Mon
day morning by ren : Returning, to leave Savan
nah every Monday, at two o'clo- k in the atier
noon, and arrive at Apgufta the next Wednesday,
by five in the afternoon.
13 Fiom Camden toStatefourg. The mail to
love Camden every Tnuifday t»y four in the
morning, and arnve a' Saiefburg by eight : Rc
' luming, to leave Stateiburg every Soturilay, at two
in the afternoon, and arrive ai Camden by iix.
In Massachusetts, RHOOPhi and and Con-
N £ C T I C l/T
14. From Bojlon to Providence. The mail to
leave Boston evtry Monday and Thurfday,t.y lix
111 the morning, and arrive the fanu days at Pio
vidence, by five in the afternoon: Retmnioy, to
leave Providence every Wednelday ai.e S«uirdfey .
by fix 111 the morning, and arrive the fame days
at B lion, by five 111 the afternoon.
$3* Perforis offering proposals for this contract,
art defi'red alio to (late the terms on which the)
will carry the mail between Boston and Provi
dence, three times a week, and every day in the
week (Sunday excepted) in ca!e a waggon
ihould run so often between iliofe two places.
15. From Providence, by Norwich, to Harilord.
The mail to ieave Providence every Tncfday and
Friday, by fix o'clock in the morning, and arrive
at Norw:ch the fame days, and at Hartford on
Wednesday and Saturday, by five in the afternoon :
Returning, to leave Hartford every Monday and
Thuifday, at seven in the morning, arrive <*t Nor
wich the fame days, and at Providence on Tues
day and Fiiday, by five in the afternoon.
(13"* Pei sons offering proposals for this contrast,
are also defircd to state the terms on which they
will carry the mail between Providence and Hart
ford three times a week, if a llage waggon should
run so often between those two places.
16 From New-London to Newport, thence by
Brijlol and Warren to Providence, thence by Green
wich to Newport, and from Newport to New-London.
The mul to le?ve New-London every' TticfcVfr,
at two in the afternoon, and an ive at Newpoit the
next day by (Vx in the evening; leave Newport
every Friday at eight in the morning, and arrive
at Providcnce the fame day by fix in ihe evening ;
leave Providence on Saturday at eight in the morn
ing, and palling through Greenwich, arrive ai
Newport the fame day by fix in the evening ; leave
Newport the next Monday at eight in the morn
ing, and arrive at New-London the next day by
ten in the forenoon.
17. From New-Haven to New* London 1 Tbemiil
to leave New-Haven every Monday, at eight in
the morning, and arrive at New-London every
Tuesday by ten in the forenoon Returning, to
leave New-London every Tuesday at two o'clock
in the afternoon, and arrive- at New-Haven every
Wcdnefdav afternoon by fix.
18. From Middletjwn to New-London. The mail
to leave Middletown, from November fii ft to May
firft, eveiy Thursday morning, and from May to
November, (very Friday morning, by eight
o'clock ; and arrive at New-London by fix in tlx
evening of the day of its departure : Returning,
to leave New-London each next fucceedmg dsy by
eight in the morning, and arrive at Middletown
by fix in the evening |
In New-York.
19. Between the city of Nta-Yoik (by King[.
bridge, Poughkeepjie, and the city of Hudson) and
Albany. The carriers, with the mails, to leave
Ncw.Yotkand Albany eveiy Monday and Thurs
day, by four in the morning, meet, and return to
each place on Wednesday and Saturday, by fix in
t.he evening.
In Pen my lvani a,
2 °- From Philadelphia, by Lane after, York-town,
Carlisle, Shippen/hurg, Chamber/iurg, Bedford and
Greenjburg to Pitt/iurg. The mail to leave Phila
delphia every Saturday at noon, and arrive at Pittf
burg the next Irid ay by noon ; remain there not
lels than lour, nor more than fix hours, and return
to Philadelphia the following Friday by noon.
In the State oj Delaware.
21. From Wilmington, by New-Cajle, CantweW*
Bridge, and Duck Creek, to Dover. The mail to
leave Wilmington every Monday afternoon, b\
five o'clock (or as soon as the mail from PhiladH
phia is received) and arrive at Dover by five in tht
evening gf Tuesday : Returning, to leave Dovei
• very Wednesday morning by five o'clock, anc
strive at Wilmington by seven lit |h; evenu/o. 1
the ljrne day. 0
Jn Delaware and Maryland.
"• , I [ om Chiiltiana Bridge, by Middletown,
Warwick and George-town Cross-Roads, to Ches
ter-town, and thence to Eaflon. The mail to
eave Cmiftiana Bridge every Monday afternoon,
by "x ° clock (or as soon as the mail from Phila
delphia is received) and arrive at Eafton by fix in
the evening of Tuesday : Returning, to leave Eaf.
ton every Wednesday morning by five o'clock
theVITS " . Chri . B ' aM bridge in the evening oi
the fame day, by eight o'clock.
Persons offering proposals for car.yine
this mail, are difired to ftatc the terms on which
tht y .will it trom May fitfl to November firft,
n,n a'vi f P 1 U 'V y Monda y 31 f'alfpall
four' P'M a " " g Eafto " lhc n< -' tt d »y b y
UV,i*u T"? Ictur '""g. leave Eafton every
Wednesday by four, A. M. and arrive at Philadel
phi!l the next day by noon : And perform the
IT ul "r r, ?' ht< " h,rh, l | of ihe year, be
half pafl nine o'clock of ever y Monday, and
noon oflhencxt s day And a|fo their terms
Phia and'cT -ft" 3 , °^ 1 m,il bctwe ™ Philadel-
"s Philadelphia every
Wed ae Id ay ana Friday at half pa (t nine A M
<nd returning ihe f ourth day after by noon
I In Vi RC, NI A wrfNoß Th-Ca Ror. INA
urday. by si« * •£ V "' min S"»"hc orxi S.-
- » : h R r urnin ß- -
corning and art vp al \ ff i? ? y Ur ,n th <'
by Ux i , h c„;m„ g . Suffolk lhe " fXi ™urfda ;
180
In Ko ft T H-C AROL rN A
9.5. From Halijax by BlountJviUc, WilticmJlou:n %
and Daileys, to Plymouth, once in two weeks:—The
nuil to leave Haiuax every other Monday by five
o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Plymouth
the next day by fix in the evening : Returning, to
leave Plymouth the next Thursday by live 111 the
morning, and arrive at Halifax on Friday by live
in the evening.
26. From Wilmington to faycttcuilUi The mail
to leave Wilmington every Sunday, at tour in the
morning* and arrive the next day at Fayettcville
by five in the afternoon : Returning, Jtave Fay
ettcville every Turfday, by tour in the morning,
and arrive at Wilmington the next day by five in
tne afternoon,
Jn Virginia
Proposals w'll be received at the Poft-Office
in Richmond, until the 10; h day ot November next
inciufively, lor carrying the mail ot the United
States Jrom Richmond 10 Staunton,—from the 15111
cay of the fame month, until ihc firii day of June
1794. The mail to leave Richmond everv Mon
day by fix in th<- yarning, and arrive *t Staunton
the next Wednefoay by fix in the evening : Re
turning, leave Staunton every Thursday at ten in
the forenoon, and arrive at Richmond the next
Saturday by seven in the evening.
The persons offering proposals for carry
ing tiiis mai}, are desired to ilate the terms on
which they will carry it, and leave Richmond eve
ry Wedhelday at noon, and arrive at Staunton the
next Saturday by three in t*ic afternoon : Return
ing, leave Staunton every Monday «t seven in the
morning, and arrive at Richmond the next W<d
nefday by ten in the forenoon.
Note 1. If during the continuancc of the con
trails here proposed, any othtr times of arrival
and departure of the mails (hould become necef
farv, to preserve a proper connexion with other
mails, the contra£lor» are to conform to any ar
rangement which for that purpose shall be made
by the Pofl-Mafler General, such arrangt merit not
lessening the number of hours above allowed for
carrying the mails refpe&ively, without their con
sent.
2. A convenient time not Ufs than ten minutes,
nor exceeding half an how,for opening and doling
a mail is to allowed at each Poft-Office,at which
the lime of its arrival and departure is not herein
fpecifitd.
3. For every half hour's delay (unavoidable
accidents excepted) in arriving after the times pre
ferred in any contratt, the contractor to forfeit
one dollar ; and ior the non-pti foi mance dfl a trip,
double the sum which the value of one tnp shall
bear to the value of the whole number ot trips to
be performed.
4. The mail may be carried on any of the post
roads herein defcribcd, cither in stage waggons or
on hoifes : but when the state of the roads pte
vents travelling in waggons with the neceffarv ex
pedition, the mails are to be carried on hoifes.—
fcvrry mail-stage muil have in it a box in which
the mail is invariably to be carried, under lock
and key.
5. Newspapers, as well as letters, are to be
sent in the mails : and if any contractor would
wish to be authorircd to carry news-papers, other
than those conveyed in the mail (agreeably to the
22d fe&ion of the poft-office la*v) he must, in his
proposals, state the refpe6livc sums for which he
will carry the mails ivit/i and utthout ihc emolu
ments Wiich may arise from such separate carriage
of news-papers.
NEW POST ROADS,
In New-York., Massachusetts & Vermont,
An extcnlion of the Post roads having been de
sired, from CornojorhajrieiolVhi/es-town, and thence
to J\anandaiqua t in theftate of New-York ; from
Stackbridge to Bennington, in the dates of Mattachti
fctts and Vermont; and from Rutland to Windjor,
and But/and to Fairhaven, in Vermont : Proposals
Tor carrying mails on those routs, (at the expense
of the con»ra£tors) will be received at the General
Poft-Office, until the fifteenth day of November
next inclusively.— Persons offering such propolals,
must state the days and hours when they will re-;
reive and deliver the mails at each place hdre
mentioned, and the length of time (which cannot
cxceed eight years) for which they will contrafh
The conn a£lors, refpe6lively, will have the ex
clusive privilege of carrying letters and packets on
these roads, for hire ; and be authorized to re
ceive, to their own tile, all the pottages which (hall
arise on letters, packets and newspapers by them
carried, at the rates established by law ; but must
carry, free of postage, iucli letters and packets as
I y law are, or (hall be drclarid free.
for every hour's delay (unavoidable accidents
excepted) in delivering a mail, after the time a
greed on, the contra&or to forfeit one dollar;
<ind for the non-performance of a trip, one dollar
for every ten miles distance, as far as the failure
extend I *. •
1 he persons whom the contractors (hall dcfig
nate for Poftmaftcrs, on these routes,—previous to
I* 1 /a a^'n ß as f uc h> mutt be approved by the Pott-
Matter General, and take the oaths required by
law. They are to agree for their compensations
with the contra&ors, to whom alone they are to
account for all the pottages they shall receive.
he t-jme oaths must be taken by the contractors
and their ridersM-ho carry the mails.
TIMOTHY PICKERING,
Post-Master-Genera i.
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