APPENDIX I.
The following table exhibits in a condensed and perspicuous form the operations of the Post-Office Department, from the foundation of the government. The very rapid increase in the revenue of the department after 1860 will be noted.
No. of Post Offices. | Extent of Post-Routes in Miles. | | Revenue of the Department. Years. | | | Expenditure of the Department. | | | | AMOUNT PAID FOR | | | | Salaries of Post-Masters. | | | | | Transportation of the Mail. 1790 75 1,875 $37,935 $32,140 $8,198 $22,081 1795 453 13,207 160,620 117,893 30,272 75,359 1800 903 20,817 280,804 213,994 69,243 128,644 1805 1,558 31,076 421,373 377,378 111,552 239,635 1810 2,300 36,406 551,684 495,969 149,438 327,966 1815 3,000 43,748 1,043,065 748,121 241,901 487,779 1816 3,260 48,673 961,782 804,422 265,944 521,979 1817 3,459 52,089 1,002,973 916,515 303,916 589,189 1818 3,618 59,473 1,130,235 1,035,832 346,429 664,611 1819 4,000 67,586 1,204,737 1,117,801 375,828 717,881 1820 4,500 72,492 1,111,927 1,160,926 352,295 782,425 1821 4,650 78,808 1,059,087 1,184,283 337,599 815,681 1822 4,709 82,763 1,117,490 1,167,572 335,299 788,618 1823 4,043 84,860 1,130,115 1,156,995 360,462 767,464 1824 5,182 84,860 1,197,758 1,188,019 383,804 768,939 1825 5,677 94,052 1,306,525 1,229,043 411,183 785,646 1826 6,150 94,052 1,447,703 1,366,712 447,727 885,100 1827 7,003 105,336 1,524,633 1,468,959 486,411 942,345 1828 7,530 105,336 1,659,915 1,689,945 548,049 1,086,313 1829 8,004 115,000 1,707,418 1,782,132 559,237 1,153,646 1830 8,450 115,176 1,850,583 1,932,708 595,234 1,274,226 1831 8,686 115,486 1,997,811 1,936,122 635,028 1,252,226 1832 9,205 104,466 2,258,570 2,266,171 715,481 1,482,507 1833 10,127 119,916 2,617,011 2,930,414 826,283 1,894,638 1834 10,693 119,916 2,823,749 2,910,605 897,317 1,925,544 1835 10,770 112,774 2,903,356 2,757,350 945,418 1,719,007 1836 11,091 118,264 3,408,323 3,841,766 812,803 1,638,052 1837 11,767 141,242 4,236,779 3,544,630 891,352 1,996,727 1838 12,519 134,818 4,238,733 4,430,662 933,948 3,131,308 1839 12,780 133,999 4,484,657 4,636,536 980,000 3,285,622 1840 13,468 155,739 4,543,522 4,718,236 1,028,925 3,296,876 1841 13,778 155,026 4,407,726 4,499,528 1,018,645 3,159,375 1842 13,733 149,732 4,456,849 5,674,752 1,146,256 3,087,796 1843 13,814 142,295 4,296,225 4,374,754 1,426,394 2,947,319 1844 14,103 144,687 4,237,288 4,296,513 1,358,316 2,938,551 1845 14,183 143,940 4,289,841 4,320,732 1,409,875 2,905,504 1846 14,601 152,865 3,487,199 4,084,297 1,042,079 2,716,673 1847 15,146 153,818 3,955,893 3,979,570 1,060,228 2,476,435 1848 16,159 163,208 4,371,077 4,326,850 2,394,703 1849 16,749 163,703 4,905,178 4,479,049 1,320,921 2,577,407 1850 18,417 178,672 5,552,971 5.212,953 1,549,376 2,965,786 1851 19,796 196,290 6,727,867 6,278,402 1,781,686 3,538,064 1852 20,901 214,284 6,925,971 7,108,459 1,296,765 4,225,311 1853 22,320 217,743 5,940,725 7,982,957 1,406,477 4,906,308 1854 23,548 219,935 6,955,586 8,577,424 1,707,708 5,401,382 1855 24,410 227,908 7,342,136 9,968,342 2,135,335 6,076,335 1856 25,565 239,642 7,620,822 10,405,286 2,102,891 6,765,639 1857 26,586 242,601 8,053,952 11,508,058 2,285,610 7,239,333 1858 27,977 260,603 8,186,793 12,722,470 2,355,016 8,246,054 1859 28,539 260,052 8,668,484 15,754,093 2,453,901 7,157,629 1860 28,498 240,594 8,518,067 19,170,610 2,552,868 8,808,710 1861 28,586 140,139 8,349,296 13,606,759 2,514,157 5,309,454 1862 28,875 134,013 8,299,821 11,125,364 2,340,767 5,853,834 1863 29,047 139,598 11,163,790 11,314,207 2,876,983 5,740,576 1864 28,878 139,171 12,438,254 12,644,786 3,174,326 5,818,469 1865 20,550 142,340 14,556,159 13,694,728 3,383,382 6,246,884 1866 23,828 180,921 14,386,986 15,352,079 3,454,677 7,630,474 1867 25,163 203,245 15,237,027 19,235,483 4,033,728 9,336,286 1868 26,481 216,928 16,292,601 22,730,593 4,255,311 10,266,056 1869 27,106 223,731 18,344,511 23,698,131 4,546,958 10,406,501 1870 28,492 231,232 19,772,221 23,998,837 4,673,466 10,884,653 1871 30,045 238,350 20,037,045 24,390,104 5,028,382 11,529,395 1872 31,863 251,398 21,915,426 26,658,192 5,121,665 15,547,821 1873 33,244 256,210 22,996,742 29,084,946 5,725,468 16,161,034 1874 34,294 269,097 26,447,072 32,126,415 5,818,472 18,881,319 1875 35,547 277,873 26,791,360 33,611,309 7,049,936 18,777,201 1876 36,383 281,708 27,895,908 33,263,488 7,397,397 18,361,048 1877 37,345 292,820 27,468,323 33,486,322 7,295,251 18,529,238 1878 39,258 301,966 29,277,517 34,165,084 7,977,852 19,262,421 1879 40,855 316,711 30,041,983 33,449,899 7,185,540 20,012,872 1880 42,989 343,888 33,315,479 36,542,804 7,701,418 22,255,984 1881 44,512 344,006 36,785,398 39,251,736 8,298,743 23,196,032 1882 46,231 343,618 41,876,410 40,039,635 8,964,677 22,846,112 1883 47,863 353,166 45,508,692 42,816,700 10,315,394 23,870,666