From the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society: Ransom Chadwick s Andersonville Prison Diary.

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3 ---~- --- DST.A.NCES.A.ND T:JY::E fly Railroad. f.-roul.. ::r-\c,y York to the following places : To Albany, N. Y miles, 1- h'rs' time. Baltimore, Md Bang<?r, Me j,. Buffalo, N. Y... 41i 1 :1 Boston, Ma~ s Burlington, Vt Charleston, S. C. 89 Chicago, ll Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio ,Concord, N Den'oit, Mich J :\ Dunkirk, N. Y nrlianapolis, nd \ Milwaukee, Wis. 1, Memphis, Tenu.l,3i6 60 Montgom'y, Ala. 1,36 Montreal, Can... 4 go 1- New Orleans, La.,49 7 Newport, R Portland, Me Philadelphia, Pa Pittsburg, Pa (' Richmond, Va jl. Savannah, Ga :3 \... St. Louis, Mo.. :1,14 1 St. J ospph, Mo.. 1, Washington, D.C. 6 \0 'f- 'Wheeling, Va ,, ' _,-=---=:'==J --'

4 ST.A.:N:P A COMPLETE [etbc Df ~tam~ ~1tticz AS AMENDED iuarch 3, >o~oc or ApPRA.SEMENT, not otherwise specified, each shee t , or ORDER FOR MONEY, payable at sight or on demand, over $ BANK CHECK, DRAFT,. BLL OF SALE OF VESSEL, consideration not over $0, Over $0 aml not over $1,0.... For every additional $1,0, or part thereof, 30 BLL OF LADNG, or Receipt for any goods for foreign export, (except to British North America,)... BOND for the performance of the duties of office, or of indemnity for the payment of money.... BONDS in legal proceedings, and for purposes not othenvi.se provided for CERTFCATE OF STOCK, in incorporated company.... CERTFCATE OF iffor $ and not over $ Exceeding $ CERTFCATE OF DAMAGE, and all Certificates issued by any port warden or marine surveyor Over $ (Certificate of measurement or weight of animals, WOOd, coal, or other articles, Certificate of Record of Deed, or acknowledgement thereof, byattesting witness, require no stamp.) CERTFCATE, of any other description. or CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE. Where the value is over $0 and not over $0. Over $0 and not over $1, Over 1,0 and not over, Over,0 and not over, Over,0 and not over,0 Over,0 and not over 0, '1 }'or every additional,0, or part thereof, $0 more. OF GOODS, at any custom house, for consumption or warehousing, of value not over $0..,. ENTtY PROFTS, in incorporated company, CERTFCAT.E OF DEPOST, $0 or less CONTRACT, Broker's note, or memorandum of sale of property, (except coin,) issued by Brokers... 'F or sale of Coin or loan on same, (of ov'er 3 days, or renewal of shorter loan,) or of money or currency secured by pledge or deposit of gold or silver coin, shall be in writing, and have stamps equal in amount to 1- per cent., and interest at 6 per cent. on amount so loaned. DEED, AGREEilENT, CONTRACT, DUTES_ Over $0 and not over $ Over FOREGN BLl. OF EXCHANGE, or LETTERS OF CREDT. f in sets of three or more, each bill of each set, not over $ Over $1 and not over $ not over 1,0.. 1 not over 1,0. 0 not over,.. 30 not over 3, not over,0, not over 7, For every additional $,0, or part thereof, 30 Over and not over. Over 0 and Over 1,0 and Over 1,0 and Over, and Over 3,0 and Over,0 and 4 CHARTER l:? ARTY, of vessel or steamer not over 1 tons Over 1 and not over 3 tons Over 3 and not over 6 tons Over 6 tons. NSURANCE, (,Marine, nland, and Fire). Each policy or renewal, (or assignment of same,) on which premium is $ or less.....,..... Over $ (Life) POLCY, (or assignment of same,) not over $1, ,.... Over $1,0 and not over $, Over, NSURANCE

5 , ST.A.lY.::1? DUTES_ LEA:;e;0; ~~!n~e~t.~f ~~~~'.) ~f.re~l ~st~te.'. ~~t Over 3 years.... S T.A.lY.!:P 0 TCKET.~. -Every ticket, (whole or fractional,) retail price of which is $1 or less... Exceeding '$ 1, for every dollar or part thereof, MANFEST, of vessel's.cargo for foreign port, (except to British North America,) if registered tonnage is not over 3 tons Over 3 and not over 6 tons. 3 Over 6 tons LOTTERY MORTGAGE, or PERSONAL HOlm for payment of any definite sum of money, upon every $, or fractional part theredf.... to foreign port, (except British North America~) costing $30 or less.... Over $ PASSAGE TCKET, POWER OF ATTORNEY, to sell or transfer any scrip, or certificate of profits of any corporation or association, not exceeding $....,.... To sell or transfer any stock, bond, or scrip, or for the collection of interest or dividends thereon, (except as above,) To collect rents To vote by proxy for officers of any corporation or society, (except religious, charitable, literary societies, or public c,emeteries,).... '1'0 sell or rent real estate, or to perform any other act not herein mentioned PRORATE OF WLL, or Letters of Administration, value of estate not over $, Over $,0 and not over $,0... Over,0 and not over 0,0.... Over 0,0 and not over,0... Over,0 and not over 0, Over 0,0 and not over 1,0. For every additional $,0, or part thereof, $ more. PROTEST, of note, check, draft, &c TELEGRAPHC DSPATCH, when charge for first ten words is 0 cents or less.... When over 0 cents DUTES_ W AREOUSE RECEPT, for property stored. WTHDRAWAL from bonded warehouse.. WRTS, or other original process, for beginning suits, (except before a Justice of the Peace, or commenced by the United States or any State,).... PROPRETARY, Medicines, Perfumery, &c., each package retailed at not over cents, 1 cent; over and not over cents, cents; over and not over 7 cents, 3. cents; over 7 cents and not over $1., 4 cents. Every additional cents, or part thereof, PLAYNG CARDS, price not over 18 cents each pack, 1 cent j over 18 and not oyer cents, cents; over and not over 80 cents, 8 cents; over 30 and not over 36 cents, 4 cents; over 36 cents, cents. 0:7 The indiscriminate use of all kinds of stamps (except postage or proprietary) is permitted, care being taken. to affix: a stamp or stamps of the proper amount. --. Documents made in any foreign country, to be used in the United States, shall pay the same dnty as when made here. The party to whom the same is issued, or by whom it is used, shall affix thereon the proper stamp, before using. No deed, or mortgage of real estate, shall be required to pay a stamp dnty of over $1,0 in any event. Powers of Attorney, or other papers relating to applications for bounties, arrearages of pay, or pensions, require no stamp j neither do warrants of attorney accompanying a bond or note when such bond or note shall be stamped j and whenever any bond or note shall be secured by mortg.age, but one stamp duty is required, provided the stamp duty placed thereon is the highest rate required for said instrument, or either of them. No document signed or issued prior to June 1st, 1863, without being stamped, shall be invalid for that reason j but it shall not be a~itted or used in any court until it shall have been stamped, and the initials of the person usjng, and the date when it is used, placed thereon.