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Mail between San Diego and San Francisco to begin
Public notices announce a biweekly mail service between San Diego and San Francisco starting April 19 1847 carried on horseback by two soldiers. Mail arrives in Montery and San Luis Rey on specified days with letters and papers carried free. Orders from Brig Gen Turner Captain A A A Gen Monterey and translations of imperial documents accompany the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asien
el Domingo
Monterey
San Francisco
San Diego
Danna
San Luis Rey
Pueblo de Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Dana
H. S. Turner
San Diego Y
Vallejo
Sonoma
Upper
California
Confederation
Gaseral
Petatuma
Agra Caliente
Rancho de Huichica
Don Salvador
Secor