If Masters were obliged to receive letters to and from America from the Post Office only, in Mailes and delivered them so at the first post office they arrive at; there would be saved to the King a penny a letter, which now Masters of shipps and passengers Receive, for every American letter they deliver at the respective Offices and whereas now many letters are delivered by Masters and passengers themselves to the persons concerned, all those letters would then be brought into the Post Office to the encrease of that Revenue. That it be provided that the Post and his horse shall go fferry ffree. That the rates following may be set upon letters-- To or from Europe or to the West Indies to North America six pence p. single letter 12d. p. double 18d. for a packet if a packet contain nothing but Invoices, accts. Gazetts &ca. to be accounted but as a single letter. Upon Inland letters as followes-- d. Where the distance from New Yorke to Boston is within 80 miles the postage 6 Where the distance exceeds 80 miles and within 150 9 Postage to and from Boston to New Yorke being 300 miles 12 To and from Boston to Jersey 370 miles 18 To and from Boston to Philadelphia 390 miles 20 To and from Boston to Annapolis in Maryland 550 miles 36 To and from Boston to James Towne in Virginia 680 miles 42 To and from New Yorke to Annapolis 250 miles 24 To and from New Yorke to James Towne 380 miles and many broad and dangerous Bays and Rivers to be Ferryed over 30 If it be objected y^{t}. there is no reason to grant a postage upon forrensic letters where the Postmaster is at no charge of Conveyance, It is answered first that it remidies the evills that letters are subject to by the present Method of Conveyance. 2^{dly}. It encreases the Revenue of the Post Office in England. 3^{dly}. That those Colonys having but little Correspondence with an other if the Reale Expence of Conveying letters from Coliny to Colony were charged upon Inland letters it would discourage all Correspondence. Exa: The Charge of a letter from New Yorke to Boston at present is after y^{e} rate of 12d. a letter and considering the fewness of y^{m}. and the extraordinary charge and trouble of keeping up the Post in time of Wintor taking it one Post with an other a single letter would not be Carryed for 5^{d}. The Charges of settling a Post throughout Virginia and Maryland will cost at least 500^{d}. p. ann. & 100 letters in a year will not come from those Collonys to the neighbouring Colonys their Correspondence being chiefly w^{th}. Europe. All which is humbly submitted by May it please your Lordshipps Your Lordpps most obedient servant AND: HAMILTON.