Foot-prints of a letter carrier; or, a history of the world's correspondeceRees, James
History
Foot-prints of a letter carrier; or, a history of the world's correspondece
Rees, James
Postal service -- History; Postal service -- United States -- History
Dove, Noah’s, 49.
the Carrier, 60.
E.
Early Posts, 98.
Egypt, 19.
Egyptian Pyramids, 19.
Elements of the American System, 206.
Elements of the British Postal System, 205.
Employees in the English Post-Office, 382.
English Post-Office History, 57, 382.
Charles I., 61.
Elizabeth, 60.
Postal System, 58.
Post-Office, Inside View, 243.
under Edward IV., 59.
Espionage over Letters in France, 386.
in the Southern States, 196.
European Postal History, 57.
Posts, Summary of, 81.
F.
Fanaticism in the Colonies, 91.
Fatal Letter, the, 357.
Finance-Office, Postal, 268.
First Regular Post, 18.
Riding-Post, 18.
Stage from Philadelphia to New York, 115.
Forbidden Articles, 362.
Franking Privilege, 288, 383.
curious account of, 297.
in England, 296.
in France, 296.
its Abuse, 293.
who are entitled to it, 297.
Franklin, Benjamin, in Philadelphia, 143.
Death of, 153.
Epitaph on, 154.
Letter from, 147.
Mrs., Letter to her Husband, 142.
Postmaster (1737), 118.
Postmaster (1753), 140.
Postmaster (1775), 142.
Printer and Editor, 149.
G.
German Post, 24.
Glance over the Postal System at the Philadelphia Post-Office, 236.
Gliddon, George R., on Ancient Egypt, 27.
Government of Pennsylvania, 102.
Governors of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1863, 183.
Granger, Francis, Postmaster-General, 207.
Granger, Gideon, Postmaster-General, 189.
H.
Habersham, Joseph, Postmaster-General, 189.
Hail Columbia, 172.
Hall, N. K., Postmaster-General, 212.
Hamilton’s, Col. J., Colonial Postal Scheme, 94.
Hanseatic League, 21.
Hazard, Ebenezer, Postmaster-General, 187.
Herodotus, 18.
Hieroglyphical Writing, 42.
among Indians, 46.
Hill, Rowland, 73.
Hiram, King, his Letter to Solomon, 55.
Holt, John, Printer, 101.
Joseph, Postmaster-General, 215.
Hubbard, Samuel Dickinson, 213.
I.
Important Postal Tables, 259.
Facts, 284.
Indecent Postal Matter, 383.
Independent Post-Office, 100.
Indian Hieroglyphics, 45.
Ink, Ancient, 41.
Ink-Horns, 41.
Inspection-Office, Postal, 269.
J.
Jemmy the Rover, 156.
Jezebel the First Letter-Writer, 54.
Johnson, Cave, Postmaster-General, 211.
July 4, 1776, 161, 163.
K.
Kendall, Amos, Postmaster-General, 193.
about Abolition Papers, 196.
his Strict Postal Rules, 201.
Letter to Southern Postmaster, 196.
Southern Tyranny, 197.
the Press, 200.
King, Horatio, Postmaster-General, 217.
L.
Language, Origin of, 30.
Languages, Various, 30.
Lawsuit, a Curious One, 371.
Law-Definition of, 338.
to be repealed, 338.
Leaves from the Note-Book of a Special Agent, 325, 327, 332.
Letter-Boxes, 360.
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