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Domestic News
December 11, 1850
Washington Telegraph
Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Complaints about irregular river mail arrivals at Little Rock, with no deliveries from the 2nd to the 6th despite scheduled three times weekly. Urges Postmaster General to correct or abandon the route and establish a more reliable alternative.
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The Mails.—We have received nothing later from the East than we published in our last. The irregularity with which the river mail arrives at Little Rock, is a subject of much complaint—states, from the 2d to the 6th, when there had been no arrival, the "Democrat" past, instead of arriving regularly three times a week, it has came through semi-occasionally. We hope the Postmaster General will have the evil corrected, or the route altogether abandoned. As the river route has failed to answer the purpose, some other more reliable route should be established.
What sub-type of article is it?
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
River Mail
Little Rock
Postal Irregularity
Postmaster General
What entities or persons were involved?
Postmaster General
Where did it happen?
Little Rock
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Little Rock
Event Date
From The 2d To The 6th
Key Persons
Postmaster General
Event Details
Irregular river mail arrivals at Little Rock, with no delivery from the 2d to the 6th; arrives semi-occasionally instead of three times a week. Hope for correction by Postmaster General or abandonment of route in favor of more reliable alternative.