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from reading this page:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-913.001-e.html
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"Mail couriers and those who operated rural mail service routes were hired by contract and were not Post Office employees. References to contracts can be found in the annual reports of the Postmaster General, 1851-1917, and the ARCHIVED - Government of Canada Files database. Select Detailed Search.

Keywords: place name
Finding Aid: 3-43

For records from 1839 to 1893, also try searching without a place name, using only the Finding Aid number."
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I went on to to search and find what are probably the pertinent Microfilms to look up.
They may have to be requested first if they are not on site.
If no one else has yet, when I go to the LAC next, I will look into it.
I say, "look into it" because I don't know how findable one person is in the microfilms.
Also, I don't know when I will go to the LAC, could be days or weeks...?

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(90    Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction. )


6    Reference:    RG3 , Post Office , Series E-2 , Volume 689 , Reel T-2047 , Access code: 90
   File Title:    Mail Service Contracts Registers
   Outside Dates:    1879-1887
   Finding Aid number:     3-43
7    Reference:    RG3 , Post Office , Series E-2 , Volume 690 , Reel T-2047 , Access code: 90
   File Title:    Mail Service Contracts Registers
   Outside Dates:    1882-1888
   Finding Aid number:     3-43
8    Reference:    RG3 , Post Office , Series E-2 , Volume 691 , Reel T-2048 , Access code: 90
   File Title:    Mail Service Contracts Registers
   Outside Dates:    1884-1890
   Finding Aid number:     3-43
9    Reference:    RG3 , Post Office , Series E-2 , Volume 692 , Reel T-2048 , Access code: 90
   File Title:    Mail Service Contracts Registers
   Outside Dates:    1885-1892
   Finding Aid number:     3-43
10    Reference:    RG3 , Post Office , Series E-2 , Volume 693 , Reel T-2048 , Access code: 90
   File Title:    Mail Service Contracts Registers
   Outside Dates:    1887-1893
   Finding Aid number:     3-43