The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office — John Shaqi
The Early History of the Colonial Post-OfficeWoolley, Mary Emma
History
The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office
Woolley, Mary Emma
Postal service -- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
for erecting and establishing a Post Office) or such other rates or
sum̄es of money as the Planters and others will freely agree to give for
their letters or Pacquetts upon the first settlement of such Office or
Offices And further Wee have given and granted and by these presents for
us our heires and successors doe give and grant unto the said Thomas
Neale his executors administrators and assignes and to such person and
persons as he or they shall from time to time nominate as aforesaid full
power and authority and free liberty leave and lycence at the said
Office or offices so to be settled as aforesaid to collect and receive
such letters or pacquetts as the Planters or any others will send or
bring to the same and to dispatch such of them away for England as shall
be directed thither by the first ship that from time to time shall be
bound for any Port Towne of England to be there delivered to the Deputy
or Deputies of our Postmaster or Postmasters Generall for the time being
by him or them appointed or to be appointed for the said Port Towne To
the end such Deputy or Deputys may from time to time send the same away
to the Generall Post Office in England to be delivered according to the
severall and respective direc̄c̄ons of the same as by the said Act of
Parliament is prescribed and to dispatch away such of the said letters
or Pacquetts as shall be directed or are to be carried from any of the
said Islands Colonys or Plantac̄ons from time to time To have hold use
exercise and enjoy the said Office and Offices with the powers
authorities priviledges leave and lycence herein before mentioned and
intended to be hereby granted and to take perceive and receive the rates
and sumes aforesaid unto him the said Thomas Neale his executors
administrators and assignes To the onely use and behoofe of him the said
Thomas Neale his executors administrators and assignes from the date of
these our Letters Patents for and dureing the Terme of twenty one yeares
from thence next ensueing and fully to be compleate and ended without
any account or other matter or thing to be therefore rendered or paid to
us our heires or successors other then the rent covenants and agreements
herein after mentioned rendring to us our heires and successors dureing
the said Terme the yearly rent of six shillings and eight pence to be
paid into our Exchequer in England at the Feast of St. Michaell the
Archangell yearly And Wee doe hereby for us our heirs and successors
authorize and com̄and the Postmaster and Postmasters Generall now and
for the time being of us our heires and successors from time to time to
issue such Deputac̄ons as may better enable the said Thom Thomas Neale
his executors administrators and assignes and such person or persons as
he or they shall from time to time nominate to exercise and execute the
powers and authorities to him or them hereby given and granted or
menc̄oned or intended to be given and granted in and about the premisses
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