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Folded letter dated October 16, 1852, from Wareham, Mass., addressed to Lazell, Perkins & Co. in Bridgewater, carried by Witherell’s & Co. Express. The contents request the dispatch of Mr. Perkins “as we have some business we wish him to attend tomorrow” and also ask for delivery of hardware ("2 small Bed Screws for a Gen. Mayo's trunk").
The ASCC reports Witherll's Express operating as a one-man express in 1847, this usage is in 1852.