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
any charge to the Post Office here excepting and reserveing unto us our
heires and successors the English Inland Postage of all such letters and
Pacquetts last mentioned to be sent for England It being hereby intended
and declared that the same shall not be accounted for to the said Thomas
Neale his executors administrators or assignes but that he and they
shall and is and are hereby obliged to satisfie and pay the masters of
such vessells for such conveyance and delivery of such letters and
pacquetts as shall be sent for England as aforesaid and alsoe that he
the said Thomas Neale his executors administrator or assignes shall and
will at his and their owne proper costs and charges nominate and appoint
a sufficient Officer in our City of London to receive and collect from
time to time all letters and Pacquetts for any of our Colonys or
Plantations aforesaid and to take care to send them duely away from time
to time by the first vessell bound for any of those Parts And further
that all letters com̄only called State letters which are usually carried
Postage free here in England shall pass free thorow all our Plantations
and Iselands aforesaid And further alsoe that he the said Thomas Neale
his executors administrators or assignes shall and will at the end of
the first three yeares next ensueing after the date of these Presents
transmitt or cause to be transmitted to the Com̄issioners of the
Treasury or High Treasurer of England for the time being a true and
faithfull account in writeing upon oath of the whole profitts and
advantage ariseing or accrewing by and the charge of settling and
mannageing the said Office or Offices herein before granted or mentioned
to be granted and established and shall and will alsoe keep true and
faithful accounts in writeing of all the receipts and charges aforesaid
relating to the said Office or Imployment and that from and after the
expirac̄on of the said Three yeares next ensueing after the date of this
our Grant the like account shall be yearly transmitted as aforesaid if
thereunto required And for the better excution of the powers and
direc̄c̄ons herein contained 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 full power
and authority from time to time dureing the said Terme of twenty one
yeares to sett up make use and have Ferrys over any River or Lake in our
said Colonies Iselands or Plantations where noe Ferrys are yet made nor
any grant thereof made or given to any other person or persons by us or
any of our Predecessors for the better conveyance of Postage and
Passengers as need shall require and to receive and take the Profitts
and advantage comeing or ariseing by such Ferrys to the use and benefitt
of him the said Thomas Neale his executors administrators and assignes
provided always and our will and pleasure is and Wee do here for us our
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