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Image: John Butterfield's Overland Mail Company time schedule dated September 16, 1858

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Description: Titled "OVERLAND MAIL COMPANY. THROUGH TIME SCHEDULE BETWEEN ST. LOUIS, MO., MEMPHIS, TENN., & SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., No. 1, Sep. 16th, 1858." It was signed by John Butterfield, President. This schedule gave the days of the week for departure and arrival at the east and west terminals to meet the contract time of twenty-five days or less.
Title: John Butterfield's Overland Mail Company time schedule dated September 16, 1858
Credit: California Department of Parks and Recreation. This time schedule, No. 1, Sep. 16th, 1858, can be downloaded by the public on the California Parks and Recreation internet site in the "Stagecoach History: Stage Lines to California," by choosing at the bottom of their page "View and download Overland Mail Company timetable." The link for this site is http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25066
Author: Overland Mail Company
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