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Title: Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, for the years ..
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: New York (N.Y.). Common Council Willis, Samuel J Valentine, D. T. (David Thomas) 1801-1869 Shannon, Joseph Hardy, John
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Publisher: New York : The Council
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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47 to , Robert C. Winthrop, Massachusetts. NEW-YORK POST OFFICE. Robert H. Morris, Postmaster.Marcena Monson, Jr., Deputy- The Post Office is situated in Nassau-street, extending from Liberty toCedar. Entrance from Cedar and Nassau streets. Mails received and de-livered on Liberty-street. Office Hours.From 8 A. M. to 7 P. M. SUNDAY. From 9 to 10 A. M., and from 12^ to 1^ P. M.Rates of Postage. LETTERS. Single Letters, 300 miles or under, 5 cents. Over 300 miles, 10 cents.Double 10 ■ 20 Treble 15 30 Quadruple 20 40 Drop Letters for delivery only 2 cents Advertised Letters to be charged with the cost of advertising the same,4 cents each, in addition to the regular oo-stase. 1 cents each, in addition to the regular po.stage. PRINTED MATTER. Newspapers of the size of 1,900 square inches or less, sent beyond 30miles from the place of printing, and not more than 100 miles, 1 cent each—over 100 miles l; cents each. Wiihin the estate where published, any dis-tance, 1 cent- ■- f FRS^r£r
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tv^- 313 Newspapers of greater size than 1,900 square inches, and all pamphlets,magazines, and periodicals, 2^ cents for each copy of not more than oneounce weight, and one cent additional for each additional ounce, or fractionalexcess of not less than half an ounce, for any distance in the United States. Any manuscript commmilcation whatever, connected with a newspaper,pamphlet. &c., beyond the direction, makes the same liable to letterpostage. All printed ok lithographed circulars and handbills, or advertisements, orquarto post, or single cap paper, or paper not larger than single cap folded,directed, and unsealed, 3 cents each, and must be prepaid, for any distancein the United States. There are about 40,000 letters passing through the hands of the clerksdaily, toj; City delivery, those sent out and for distribution to all parts of theUnited States, each oii.e has to be stamped, bundled and mailed, and greatcare is required. We send out about 80,000 papers daily, each one handl

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