The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639-1870

The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639-1870

Author: William Smith

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781290861786

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The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639 1870 (Classic Reprint)

The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639 1870 (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Smith

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-11-09

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9781334217661

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Excerpt from The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639 1870 The materials for this portion of the history are to be found in the records of the general post office, London, the British Museum, and in the journals of the colonial legislatures. A very interesting document is Franklin's Account Book, which is in the Boston Public Library. The materials for the history of the post office in the provinces now composing the Dominion of Canada, are in the records of the general post office, the larger portion of which have been tran scribed for the Public Archives of Canada; in the correspondence between the colonial governors and the colonial office, which can be found either in the original or in transcripts in the Public Archives, and in the Journals of the Provincial Legislatures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The History of the Post Office in British North America

The History of the Post Office in British North America

Author: William Smith, Sir

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-12

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9781530517350

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"[...]HISTORY OF THE POST OFFICE IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA CHAPTER I Beginnings of postal service in former American colonies. Benjamin Franklin relates that when the news reached America in 1763 that peace had been concluded between England and France, he made preparations to visit Canada, for the purpose of extending to it the postal service of the North American colonies, and that the joy bells were still ringing when he left Philadelphia on his journey northward. Franklin has [...]".


History

History

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Publisher:

Published: 1922

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Chronological coverage with articles on social, political, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history. Book Review Section provides up-to-date critical analyses of up to 600 titles in each volume.


The English Atlantic, 1675-1740

The English Atlantic, 1675-1740

Author: Ian K. Steele

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1986-09-18

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0195364996

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Exploding the curious myth that the ocean is a barrier rather than a highway for communication, this unusual interdisciplinary study examines the English Atlantic context of early American life. From the winterless Caribbean to the ice-locked Hudson Bay, maritime communications in fact usually met the legitimate expectations for frequency, speed, and safety, while increased shipping, new postal services, and newspapers hastened the exchange of news. These changes in avenues of communications reflected--and, in turn, enhanced--the political, economic, and social integration of the English Atlantic between 1675 and 1740. As Steele deftly describes the influence of physical, technological, socioeconomic, and political aspects of seaborne communication on the community, he suggests an exciting new mode of analyzing Colonial history.