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1868 Postmaster General Report About Contracts with Ben Holladay

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1868 Postmaster General Report About Contracts with Ben Holladay
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House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 201. "Contracts with Benjamin Holladay. Letter from the Postmaster General." Describes payments and mail contracts with Ben Holladay, Overland Mail Company, Central Pacific Railroad Company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company (Western Division). Also references selling paid-stamped envelopes to Wells Fargo & Company. 6pp, taken from a book. Some toning. 9 x 5.75" Holladay, the "Stagecoach King," created the Overland Stage to California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 60167 Date: Location: Washington, District of Columbia