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5 .2 FROM S E A TO S H I J O N G S E A 7 877-7 893
7882-7883 CHICAGO - A LOCAL POST CLOSES. 'FAST MAIL' RESTARTS
EdwaAd Atten opened hiA 'M i e n ’ A City dispatch.’ in to &
ciAcutaAA in Chicago. PAice o& AtampA baAed on quantity by postal
authoAitieA & ch.aA.ged with vio la tion ofa Statute 3982 - opeAating a in an
aAea AeAved by the Postal SeAvice. Convicted on 5. & dispatch down that day.
Oi id hi ALLEN'S CITV DISPATCH/ FEB 5 1883/ 125 CLARK STREET tin aLarnp to com.
Lait day o| 'Diipatch’ , when wai convicted.
’FaAt M ait’ between New VoAk & Chicago began in 1875, but when cut
payment by 10% i t ended on 22. JUL.76. Re-6 taAtedin 1882 with putting 5
caAA containing 19 poAtat cteAkA to AoAt the mait. CoveAed 96 miteA in about 30 houAA.
Open RLng THE FAST MAIL/ N.V. t CHIC. R.P.O., JAN 6 (82), TR 6 (= Tuck 6 ).
POA 1879 iet 3c pe>i 1/2oi ute; POA 1883 deduced to 2c j}Mm 1.OCT.83.
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