United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/16th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 33
Chap. XXXIII.—An Act to alter and establish certain post-roads.
Post-roads discontinued.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following post-roads be, and the same are hereby, discontinued, that is to say:
From Concord, in Rockingham county, by Salisbury, Andover, New Chester, Bridgewater, and Plymouth, thence by New Holderness, New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Salisbury, to Concord, and
From Farmington to Middleton, in New Hampshire.
From Carver to Wareham. Post-roads discontinued.From Northhampton, by Southampton, to Springfield, in Massachusetts.
From Herkimer, by Woodworth’s, Columbia, by Underwood’s, Litchfield, to Laghwaite.
From Vernon to Delhi.
From Little Falls, by Fairfield, Newport, and Russia, to Remsen, in New York.
From Liberty Corner, by Doughty’s Mills, and New Providence, to Springfield, in New Jersey.
From Morgantown, by Crab Orchard, to Kingwood, in Virginia.
From Milledgeville, to Greensborough, in Georgia.
From Pocataligo, by Hickory Hill, to Augusta, in South Carolina.
From Clinton, in Tennessee, to Pulaski, in Kentucky.
From Washington to Cincinnati; and
From Lancaster to Washington, in Ohio.
From Falmouth to Grant’s Lick, on the east side of the river in Kentucky.
From Smithton to John Graham’s, in Missouri.
Post-roads established.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following be established post-roads, that is to say:—
Maine.In Maine.—From Brunswick, by Topsham, Lisbon, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Wayne, and Fayette, to Jay; and thence, by Livermore, Turner, and Durham, to Brunswick.
From Green, by Leeds and Wayne, to Winthrop.
From Bangor, by Levant, Corinth, New Charleston, Atkinson, Sebec, Brownsville, Williamsburg, Foxcroft, Guilford, and Sangerville, to Bangor.
From Warsaw, by Hartland, and St. Albin’s, to Palmyra.
From Bethel, by Gilead, Shelburne, Durand, Kilkenny, and Jefferson, to Lancaster, in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire.In New Hampshire.—From Concord, in Rockingham county, by the M’Crillis tavern, in Canterbury, Northfield meeting house, Sanbornton, Smith’s village on the turnpike, across the river near Pine Hill, and Bridgewater, to Plymouth.
From Smith’s village on the turnpike, by New Hampton meeting house, and the paper mill in Holderness, to Plymouth.
From Concord, by Boscowan, Salisbury village, Andover, New Chester, Bristol, and the Mayhew turnpike, to Rumney.
From Rochester, by Chestnut Hill, in Farmington, to Middleton.
That the post-route from Centre Harbour to Plymouth, and the post-route from Portsmouth, by Meredith, and New Hampton to Plymouth, shall be by the post-office in Holderness.
Massachusetts.In Massachusetts.—From Greenfield, by Bernardstown, Northfield, Warwick, Orange, New Salem, Shutesbury, Leverett, Sunderland, and Montague, to Greenfield.
From Richmond to West Stockbridge.
From North Hampton, by East Hampton, South Hampton, Westfield, Southwick, and East Granby, to Hartford, in Connecticut.
From Worcester to Groton.
From Boston, by a turnpike road, to Taunton; and thence by Wellington, Dighton, Swanzey, Warren, Bristol, Portsmouth, and Middleton, to Newport, in Rhode Island.
From South Hadley, by Granby, to Belchertown.
Connecticut.In Connecticut.—From Mansfield, to Willington.
From Stafford, by Union, to Woodstock.
From Brooklyn, by South Killingly, to Thompson.
from Bridgeport, by Long Hill, Trumbull, Levi Edwards’, in Huntington, Newtown, and Brookfield, to New Milford. Post-roads established.In New York.—From Utica, by Whitesborough, Floyd, Steuben, and Western, to Rome.
New York.From Cayuga to Montezuma.
From Turin, by Harrisburg, Copenhagen, Tylersville, Pinkney, and Rodman, to Adams.
From Newburgh, by Middletown, Marlborough, Milton, and New Paltz, to Poughkeepsie.
From Upper Red Hook Landing, to the present post-road from New York, to Albany.
From Watertown, by Le Raysville, to Antwerp.
From Mooresville, by Bovina, in Delaware county, to Delhi.
From Bergen, by Riga and East Riga, to Rochesterville.
From Ellicottville, by Little Valley, Conewongo Creek, and gerry, to Mayville.
From Caledonia to Riga.
From Whitehall, in Washington county, by Putnam, to Ticonderoga.
From Southold, in Suffolk, to the village of Oysterponds.
From Utica, in the county of Oneida, to Bainbridge, in the county of Chenango, by New Hartford, Paris, Furnace, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Columbus, New Berlin, Norwich, and Guilford.
From Lisle, in the county of Broome, through the towns of Berkshire and Caroline, on the Susquehannah, and Bath turnpike road, to Ithica, in the county of Tompkins.
From Manlius, by Oran, Delhi, Fabius, Pompey, and thence to Manlius.
From Utica, by Rome, to Montezuma, and thence to Rochester, upon and near the Great Canal.
From Bennington, Vermont, by White Creek, Cambridge, Easton and Greenwich, to Saratoga Springs, New York.
From Ritchfield by Peltrie’s, in Columbia, by Elie Palmer’s, to Herkimer.
From Little Falls, Herkimer county, by Eaton’s Bush, Middleville, Newport, Naham Daniel’s, Russia post-office, to Trenton, with a side mail from Middleville to Fairfield post-office.
From Canandaigua, in the state of New York, by Manchester, to Palmyra; from thence by South Williamson and Williamson, to Pultneyville.
New Jersey.In New Jersey.—From Chester to Flanders.
From Liberty Corner to Somerville.
From Trenton, by Croswick’s tavern, Rickle’s Town, Julius, and Arny’s, to New Egypt.
Pennsylvania.In Pennsylvania.—From Easton, by Stockertown, to Roscommon.
From Chester, by Village green, Wilcoxe’s mills, Concord meeting house, and Dilworthtown, to West Chester.
From Clark’s Ferry, by Landisburg, Douglas’s Mills, and Concord, to Fannellsburg.
From Somerset, by Connelsville, Union, Smithfield, Germantown, and Geneva, to Morgantown, in Virginia.
From Hanover, by Berlin, to Dillstown.
From Lambpeter square to Cochransville.
From Gettysburg, by Petersburg, and Dillstown, to Harrisburg.
From Berwick, on the Tioga and Susquehanna turnpike, to Meansville.
From Lancaster, by New London Cross Roads, Newark, and Christiana Bridge, to New Castle, in Delaware.
From Gettysburg, by Lughtersburg, to Hagerstown, in Maryland.
From Leditz, in Lancaster county, by Elizabeth Furnace, and Shueferston, to Lebanon.
From Beavertown, by Jeffriestown and Noblestown, to Cannonsburg. Post-roads established.
Delaware.In Delaware.—From Milford to the village of Milton; a new route.
Maryland.In Maryland.—That the mail-route from Easton to Princess Anne, shall pass over Dover Bridge, and by New Market and Cambridge; the route from Easton, by the Trappe, to Cambridge, shall nevertheless be continued.
From Easton to the Trappe, in Talbot county.
From Harford to Michael’s store.
Virginia.In Virginia.—From Kingwood, by Crab Orchard, Hagan’s store, to Smithfield, in Pennsylvania.
From Lewis Courthouse, by French Creek Settlement, Flatwood’s and Elk river, to Nicholas Courthouse.
From Woodring’s mill, in Preston county, by Goff’s Ferry, on Cheat river, to Leading Creek, in Randolph county.
From the mouth of Fishing Creek, on Ohio river, by Buffalo, Barnes’ mills, Prickett’s Settlement, and Smithfield, to Kingwood.
From Springfield to Romney, in Hampshire county.
From Morgantown, by Jackson’s Iron works, Carlisle’s Furnace, to Sandy Creek Glades.
From Charlottesville, by Warren, to Buckingham Courthouse.
From Culpepper Courthouse, by State mills, to Woodville.
From Staunton, by Little River, to the Panther Gap.
From Jacksonville, in Wood county, by Murphy’s Settlement, to Lewis Courthouse.
That the mail-route from Marietta to Wheeling, pass by Sisterville and the mouth of Fishing Creek.
That the mail-route from the Warm Springs, in Bath county, by Anthony’s creek, to Lewisburg, shall, in returning, pass by Frankford, Locust creek, Barnes’ Mill, Cackley’s, Bradshaw’s, and Gatewood’s, to the Warm Springs.
North Carolina.In North Carolina.—From Salisbury to Fayetteville.
From Wilkesborough, by Mock’s old fields, Salisbury, Skeen’s Ferry, Lawrenceville, Wadesborough, and Sneedsborough, to Cheraw, formerly Chatham, in South Carolina.
From Charlotte, by Chester Courthouse, and Newberry Courthouse, to Edgefield Courthouse, in South Carolina.
That the mail-route from Fayetteville to Wilmington, pass by David Wright’s store, in Duplin county.
From Salisbury, by Fulton, to Huntsville.
South Carolina.In South Carolina.—From Columbia, by Ashville and Warm Springs, in North Carolina, to Lexington, in Kentucky.
From Coosawatchie, by Robertsville and King creek, to Augusta.
Georgia.In Georgia.—From Monticello, by Monroe in Walton county, and Lawrenceville, in Gwinnett county, to Hall Courthouse.
From Jefferson to Fairfield, in Camden county.
From Carnesville, by Habersham Courthouse, to Rabun Courthouse.
From Powelton, in Hancock county, by Greensborough, to Madison, in Morgan county.
From Carnesville, by Bushville, to Hall Courthouse.
Kentucky.In Kentucky.—From Franklin to Nashville, in Tennessee.
From Eddyville, by Iron Banks, to New Madrid, in Missouri.
That the post-route from Burkesville to Monticello shall pass by Robert Poage’s, in Stockton’s Valley.
That the post-route from Columbia to Glasgow shall pass by Edmonton, in Barren county.
From Scottsville to Cairo, in Tennessee.
From Falmouth, in Pendleton county, passing the three forks of Grassy creek and Gains’s, to Burlington, in Boone county. Post-roads established.From Bowling Green, by Litchfield and Hardinsburg, to Corydon in Indiana.
Tennessee.In Tennessee.—From Clinton to Burkesville, in Kentucky.
From Washington, in Rhea county, by Hamilton Courthouse, and the new turnpike road, to Morganton, at the mouth of Sequatchee, by Marion Courthouse, and Jackson Courthouse, to Huntsville, in Alabama.
From McMinville, by Shelbyville, to Columbia.
From Sparta, by Cookeville, Gainesborough, and Meigsville, to Tompkinsville, in Kentucky.
From Kingston, by Washington, to Huntsville, in Alabama.
That the route from Springfield to Russelville, in Kentucky, shall pass Fort’s mills, on Red river.
From Murfreesborough to Statesville.
From Vernon, by Perry Courthouse, to Reynoldsburg.
Ohio.In Ohio.—From Lebanon, by Monroe, to Hamilton.
From Washington, in Pennsylvania, by Wellsburg, in Virginia, Steubenville, New Salem, New Philadelphia, Wooster, and Norwalk, to Lower Sandusky.
From Canton, in Stark county, by New Portage, Norton, and Wadsworth, to Medina, in Medina county.
From Lancaster, by Circleville, to Chillicothe.
From Granville, in Licking county, by Worthington, to Dublin, in Franklin county.
From Urbana, by Troy, to Granville, in Dark county.
From Dover, in Tuscarawas county, by Shanesville and Berlin, to Millersburg, in Coshocton county.
From Dresden, in the county of Muskingum, to Mansfield, in the county of Richland, by the way of West Carlisle, in Coshocton county.
From Aurelius, by Duck creek salt works, in Morgan county, by Senecaville, to Guernsey salt works, and to Wahsington, Guernsey county.
Indiana.In Indiana.—From Brownstown to Indianapolis.
From Vernon to Indianapolis.
From Connersville to Indianapolis.
From Lawrenceburg, by Aurora, Hanover, and the Rising Sun, to Versailles; and to return by the way of Vaughan’s, in Manchester township.
From Richmond, by Salisbury and Centreville, to Indianapolis.
From Brookville to Indianapolis.
Illinois.In Illinois.—From Golconda, by Franklin Courthouse, and Hinds’, to Vandalia.
From Golconda to Belgrade.
From Shawneetown to Golconda.
The mail from Vincennes, Indiana, to St. Louis, Missouri, shall pass by Vandalia.
From Vandalia, by the seats of justice of such counties as may be established by the legislature prior to the next session of Congress, north of Madison county, to Edwardsville.
From Fairfield, by John G. Fitch’s, to Vandalia.
From Palestine to Vandalia.
The mail from Golconda, by Bloomfield, to Jonesborough, to pass by Vienna.
Mississippi.In Mississippi.—From Columbia, by Fort Alford’s, to Monticello.
From Green Courthouse, by New Augusta and Monroe, to Covington Courthouse.
Alabama.In Alabama.—From Blakely to Mobile Point.
From Fort Hawkins, by Fort Gaines and Butler Courthouse, to Conecuh Courthouse.
Missouri.In Missouri.—From Shawneetown, by Road’s, Jonesborough, in Illinois, and Bainbridge, in Cape Girardeau county, to Jackson. From St. Charles, by James Journey’s, John Biven’s, Isaac Vanbiber’s, John Grayum’s, and Augustus Thrall’s, to Franklin.
From Franklin, by the mouth of Arrow Rock and Mount Vernon, to Fort Osage.
From St. Genevieve, by the Saline, Amos Bird’s, John F. Henry’s, and Bainbridge, to Cape Girardeau.
From Franklin to Boonsville.
From Smithton to Augustus Thrall’s.
From Alton, by the house of Levi Roberts, John Shaw, and Leonard Ross, to Louisianaville, in Missouri.
Approved, March 2, 1821.