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MCDADE POST OFFICE MAIL SERVICE—DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS Sealed proposals will be received at this office until the 1st of December, next, for carrying the MAIL on the following routes from the 1st day of January, 1839, to 1st January, 1840. 1. From Houston to Galveston, via Harrisburg, Lynchburg, Spillman’s and New Washington, weekly. Leave Houston of Friday, 10 A.M. and arrive at Galveston on Saturday at 12 A.M.
Leave Galveston on Wednesday 10 A.M. and
arrive at Houston on Thursday at 12 A.M. 2. From Houston to Cincinnati, via Montgomery 10 A.M., 100 miles , weekly. Leave Houston on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Cincinnati on Sunday 8 P.M. Leave
Cincinnati on Monday 7 A.M. and arrive at Houston on Wednesday 8 P.M. 3. From Cincinnati to Nacogdoches, via Naches and Durst’s. 100 miles, weekly. Leave Cincinnati on Monday 7 A.M. and arrive at Nacogdoches on Thursday 10 A.M. Leave
Nacogdoches Thursday 2 P.M. and arrive at Cincinnati on Sunday 8 P.M. 4. From Nacogdoches to Gaine’s Ferry, via San Augustine and Milam, 60 miles, weekly Leave Nacogdoches Friday 8 A.M. and arrive Gaine’s Ferry on Saturday 8 P.M. Leave
Gaine’s Ferry on Monday 8 A.M. and arrive at Nacogdoches on Tuesday 8
P.M. 5. From Nacogdoches to Epperson’s Ferry, 130 miles, once every two weeks Leave Nacogdoches on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Epperson’s Ferry on Tuesday 8 P.M. Leave
Epperson’s Ferry on Saturday 7 A.M. and arrive at Nacogdoches on
Wednesday 8 P.M. 6. From Epperson’s Ferry to Jonesborough, 125 miles, once every two weeks, via Myrtle Springs and Clarkville. Leave Epperson’s Ferry on Wednesday 7 A.M. and arrive at Jonesborough Saturday 8 P.M. Leave
Jonesborough on Tuesday 7 A.M. an arrive at Epperson’s Ferry on Friday 8
P.M. 7. From Jonesborough to Seat of Justice Fannin County, 100 miles, once every two weeks. Leave Jonesborough on Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Seat of Justice Fannin County, on Wednesday 8 P.M. Leave Seat
of Justice Fannin County, on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Jonesborough
Monday 8 P.M. 8. From Houston to Stubblefield’s house, Trinity River, 80 miles, via Liberty, weekly Leave Houston on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Stubblefield’s on Sunday 12 A.M. Leave
Stubblefield’s Monday 12 A.M. and arrive
at Houston on Wednesday 8 P.M. 9. From Liberty to Lyon’s P.O. Louisiana, 74 miles, via Pine Island, Pattillo’s Richland, and Beaumont, once every two weeks. Leave Liberty on Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Lyon’s P.O. on Tuesday 8 P.M. Leave
Lyon’s P.O. Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Liberty on Tuesday 8 P.M. 10. From Jefferson to Hamilton, Sabine River, 150 miles, via Jasper, Zavalla, San Augustine, and Shelbyville, once every two weeks. Leave Jefferson Tuesday 7 A.M. and arrive at Hamilton on Sunday 8 P.M. Leave
Hamilton on Monday 7 A.M. and arrive at Jefferson on Saturday 8 P.m. 11. From Jasper to Salem 49 miles once every two weeks. Leave Jasper on Thursday 7 A.M. and arrive at Salem on Friday 2 A.M. Leave
Salem Tuesday weekly 7 A.M. and arrive at Jasper Wednesday 12 A. M. 12. From Houston to Egypt, via Richmond, 65 miles weekly. Leave Houston Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Egypt on Saturday 8 P.M. Leave Egypt on Tuesday 7 A.M. and arrive at Houston on Wednesday 8 P.M. 13. From Egypt to Goliad, 100 miles, via Texana and Victoria, weekly. Leave Egypt on Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Goliad on Tuesday 8 P.M. Leave Goliad on Wednesday 7 A.M. and arrive at Egypt on Friday 8 P.M. 14. From Matagorda to Columbus, 100 miles, via Preston, Peach Creek, and Egypt weekly. Leave Matagorda on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Columbus on Sunday 8 P.M. Leave
Columbus on Monday 7 A.M. and arrive at Matagorda on Sunday 8 P.M. 15. From Columbus to Hornsby’s on the Colorado, 110 miles, via La Grange, Grassmeyer’s Plumb Grove, and Bastrop, weekly. Leave Columbus on Monday 7 A.M. and arrive at Hornsby’s on Wednesday 8 P.M. Leave
Hornsby’s on Friday 7 A.M. and arrive at Columbus on Sunday at 8 P.M. 16. From Velasco to San Felipe, 90 miles, via Crosby’s Brazoria, Columbia and Richmond weekly. Leave Velasco Thursday 7 A.M. and arrive at San Felipe on Saturday 8 P.M. Leave San
Felipe on Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Velasco on Tuesday 8 P.M. 17. From San Felipe to La Grange 100 miles, via Centre Hill., Cedar Creek, Washington, Independence, and Montville, weekly. Leave San Felipe Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at La Grange Tuesday 8 P.M. Leave La
Grange Thursday 7 A.M. arrive at San Felipe Saturday 8 P.M. 18. From Independence to Franklin 80 miles, via Tenoxticlan and Nashville, weekly. Leave Independence Tuesday 7 A.M. and Arrive at Franklin Thursday 8 P.M. Leave
Franklin Saturday 7 A.M. and arrive at Independence Monday 8 P.M. 19. From Neches to Tenoxticlan 110 miles, via Mustang Prairie, Crocket, Randolph and Lamar, once every two weeks. Leave Neches Wednesday 7 A.M. and arrive at Tenoxticlan Saturday 8 P.M. Leave Tenoxtician Saturday following and arrive at Neches Tuesday 8 P.M. 20. From Montgomery to Washington 50 miles, via Rusk and Fanthorp’s weekly. Leave Montgomery Sunday 7 A. M. and arrive at Washington Monday 6 P.M. Leave
Washington Tuesday 7 A.M. & arrive at Montgomery Wednesday 6 P.M. 21. From Texana to San Antonio 126 miles, via Gonzales once every two weeks. Leave Texana on Tuesday 7 A.M. and arrive at San Antonio Saturday 8 P.M. Leave San Antonio Thursday 7 A.M. and arrive at Texana Monday 8 P.M. 22. From Brazoria to Matagorda 40 miles, via Williams, Caney, weekly. Leave Brazoria Tuesday 12 A.M. and arrive at Matagorda Wednesday 8 P.M. Leave Matagorda on Sunday 7 A.M. and arrive at Brazoria Monday 12 A.M. In
coascequence of the increase of the mail on routes #2,#3, and part of #12
(from Houston to Richmond) it is anticipated that a stage, or an extra
horse will be required on those routes.
Bond and security will
be required of each contractor,
and the names of persons intended to be given as security, shall be sent
with the proposals R. Barr, P.M. Gen’l Houston, September 14, 1838. 11-1GO U.
S. POSTMASTERS
OF MCDADE
August
W. May--------29 November 1871
Benjamine
F. Williams-----10
January 1872 William
J. Rutherford---------15 May 1872 Alpheus
M. Beull--------------2 May 1873 John
Schmidt------------------28 April 1876 John
Holden Gordon--------2 October 1876 William
B. Billingsley--------2 March 1880 Joseph
B. Scott----------------14 June 1881 C.C.Rutherford(declined)--3
January 1884 William
C. Stewart--------16 January 1884 Christopher
C.Rutherford-15 January 1891 Joseph
M.Green(declined)---13 Sept.1893 George
Milton-----------16 November 1893 Samuel
J. Isaacks------------14 March 1896 Christopher
C. Rutherford-12 January 1898 Robert
L. Williams-------7 November 1907 Joel
W. Moore--------------27 October 1914 John
C. Sanders------------------4 July 1930 John
H. Watson-------------3 February 1934 Pauline
Stagner-------------------2 July 1947 Louise
Ernst Mundine----------3 April 1971 Claudia “C” Choate------------20 May 1993
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