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Inst Office Department Contract Office Sir: June 18 1861. I have the honor to inform you that the Portmaster at Chambushing, Pa., has been instructed to forward the mails twice daily to Haguetown Md. over the Franklin RK. , provided that is can be done as the rate of $30 for mile for annum. The mails between the above points hand not hereto fre been carried by railroad, the RR loo. having insisted upon demanding $ 100 for mile per annum, which was deemed extravagent for the service I an not yet advised whether the bo have accepted or declined the offer now made of $50 for mile Nony Respectfully, Your off Rew Hon Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, 2d Apr. Imbeneral Washington

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