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2 .2 THE F A R W EST 7 8 4 5 -7 8 9 6

’ V IA NICARAGUA* - MAIL AHP AW AMERICAN FILIBU STER

Nicaragua Route ^ r o m 1852 waA two dayA quickest than Panama Route between New & San
F ra n ciA co , u n tit 7 855 when th e Panama R a ilro a d waA com pleted. PoAt waA Ao ' LetteSi
bag operators*' t ik e CharleA K im ball [NoiAey in San uAed th e
ro u te to ta k e bagA o&Atamped letteTA t o New poAting &
V a n d e rb ilt bought a C h a rter farom th e Nicaraguan government to th iA r o u te .

Coved caddied by "Noiiey Caddiedi" {no*San Fdan to New Volk; NEW yORK 76.DEC.(54j
7854 only yead between 7852-55 when a on 15 on 16 PEC.
Deduction: Letted lehtSan Functico on 14.NOV.54 on ’Unde Sam’ ; to New Vodk on ’Nodthedn

American F itib u A te r WilliamWalker in v it e d to N icaragua in 1855 to a
party r e ta in power th en to o k o ver th e cou n try & in 7856-57 he waA P reA id en t & changed th e
C h arter granted to V a n d e r b ilt. HiA AmaU io r c e o& weJU armed Am ericans won many b a ttleA
but U .S . Government preAAure le d to h i A a rreA t by U .S . Commodore Hiram PauicUng

Gdanada City in Battle oh R Battle oh San Jocinto

Commodode Paulding

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