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James Buchanan: “The Postmaster-General has offered the California mails to the several companies and shipowners engaged in the trade…”

On the recordJune 22, 1860
The Postmaster-General has offered the California mails to the several companies and shipowners engaged in the trade with the Pacific via the Isthmus, but they have all declined carrying them for the postages.
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James Buchanan
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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