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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 320 320 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 206 206 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 68 68 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 46 46 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 34 34 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 32 32 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 22 22 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 21 21 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 20 20 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 18 18 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mineral resources of the Confederacy. (search)
await the correction of things that go wrong. Many suppose that there were no mail irregularities under the old Government. By reference to the Post-Office reports of the past year or two, we find that on the Southwestern route, for the year ending June 30th, 1860, the mail arrivals in schedule time were 340; out of schedule time, 339. On the Atlantic route, via Wilmington, N. C., during a portion of the year, the arrivals in schedule time were 431; out of schedule time, 136. The year 1857 shows a still greater number of irregularities on the same routes; yet the Post-master General, in his report, says the years 1859-'60 showed a marked improvement as compared with preceding years! We learn from the Department that post-masters throughout the Confederate States are required to make a report of all moneys in their hands on the 1st of June, 1861, belonging to the United States; the sum to be divided pro rate among the contractors who have continued the mail service. It