"Daily Southern Mail," June 20, 1857

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Daily Southern Mail," The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, pp. 2, 20 June 1857

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This brief article announced a new contract for delivery of mail to Council Bluffs. The U.S. Constitution granted the power to establish post offices and post roads to Congress, so this would have been a federal contract.

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• Why would additional mail facilities and additional means of transit both reflect economic growth and promote new growth?

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"Daily Southern Mail," The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, pp. 2, 20 June 1857. Courtesy of Library of Congress