| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| February 11, 1861 |
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| Travelers' Guide |
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| Notice, 1861 |
| to Passengers going
North.--New Arrangement.--important to Travelers.--through Tickets and
through Checks.--great Northern Route
— Carrying the great United States Mail. Twice daily, (Sunday night
excepted) between Richmond, Alexandria, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and all
important points West, via Acquia Creek and Washington, over the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad,
to the Potomac river, 75 miles, and by splendid and comfortable
steamers thence to Washington, 55 miles -- in all 153 miles in seven
hours, being a comfortable and perfectly safe rate of speed. |
| Hours of departure: 6.30 A.
M., and 7 P. M. |
| Baggage, under charge of
Special Agents, Checked through to Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia
and New York. |
| Through Tickets can be secured
to the following points, viz: Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Columbus, Indianapolis, Cairo, Dayton, Jeffersonville, Rock Island,
Zanesville, Washington, New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburg,
Louisville, Decatur, Newark and Vincennes. |
| Passengers breakfast and sup
at Ashland, and dine on board the comfortable steamer between Acquia Creek and
Washington. |
| Persons wishing to obtain
tickets for servants for Washington city and points further North,
must, in all cases, be vouched for by some responsible white citizen
of Richmond, in person, known to the officers of the Road, as no
Tickets will be sold if applied for by them. |
| For further information, apply
at this office. Broad Street, Shockoe Hill. |
| Jas. B. Winston, Gen'l Ticket Ag't |
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