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共 145 题- Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by
- J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
- PREFACE.
- DEDICATION.
- THE AUTHOR.
- PHILADELPHIA.
- CONTENTS.
- POSTS—POST-OFFICES, ANCIENT AND MODERN 13
- II.
- NIHIL SUB SOLE NOVI 26
- III.
- ORIGIN OF THE MATERIALS OF WRITING, TABLETS, ETC. 35
- IV.
- MESSENGERS, CARRIERS, ETC. 49
- V.
- POST-OFFICES—ENGLAND 57
- VI.
- THE KAFFIR LETTER-CARRIER—AFRICAN POST 88
- VII.
- POST-OFFICES—THE COLONIES 90
- VIII.
- PENNSYLVANIA—THE OLDEN TIME 102
- IX.
- PHILADELPHIA POST-OFFICE—POSTS, ETC. 110
- X.
- REMINISCENCES 156
- XI.
- POSTMASTERS 187
- XII.
- PHILADELPHIA—1793 230
- XIII.
- SPECIAL AGENTS 319
- XIV.
- MISCELLANEOUS 365
- XV.
- TALES OF THE POST-OFFICE 397
- XVI.
- ADDENDA 410
- FOOT-PRINTS
- OF A
- LETTER-CARRIER.
- I.
- Virgil, in one of his sublime epics, makes use of this expression:—
- II.
- Anthony Brewer (1617) thus characterized those best known:—
- III.
- Pliny, speaking of the papyrus, says:—
- We annex the following as giving a poetical original of the pen:—
- IV.
- CHAUCER.
- MACKAY.
- SPENSER.
- Gower, the poet of the fourteenth century, says:—
- Milton also thus beautifully alludes to the angel messengers:—
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- HEMANS.
- VIII.
- IX.
- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
- LETHE.
- BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S AUTHORITY.
- THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS.
- To which will be added the Ballet Farce of
- DAMON AND PHILLIDA.
- Prices.—Box, 8_s._; Pit, 6_s._; Gallery, 3_s._
- We present the cast of the tragedy:—
- Prices of admission.—Box, 4_s._; Gallery, 2_s._ 6_d._
- Franklin, speaking of unrequited services to his friend, says,—
- X.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- LIBERTY-TREE.
- LIBERTY-TREE.
- Here is another version:—
- 1845 to 1849
- William Denny, Deputy-Governor to November, 1759
- James Hamilton, Deputy-Governor to October, 1763
- UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1790.
- XI.
- A GLANCE OVER HIS POSTAL OPERATIONS.
- ELEMENTS OF THE BRITISH SYSTEM.
- ELEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN POST-OFFICE.
- NUMBER OF POST-OFFICES.
- APPOINTMENTS
- MAILS TO CHINA AND JAPAN.
- XII.
- OFFICE BECAME PRESIDENTIAL, JULY 9, 1836.
- The duties of the several departments named above are thus defined:—
- ESTIMATES FOR 1866.
- The subjoined table illustrates the misapplication of the postal funds:—
- MISS JEANNIE WUTEREZ,
- Bile. 677 Auen
- N.J. 34 S.A.
- XIII.
- The following is an expressive lesson:—
- Another:—
- MASS.
- Here is a lucid address, which speaks for itself:—
- The following is encouraging to the postman:—
- An amusing postscript to a postmaster:—
- XI. The fees or charges for money-orders will be as follows:—
- XIV.
- BY WILLIAM COWPER.
- One of the postal regulations (sect. 217) is as follows:—
- XV.
- ELLEN FITZARTHUR.
- XVI.
- WRITTEN BY LAURA L. REES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- INDEX.
- A.
- B.
- C.
- Campbell, James, Postmaster-General, 213
- D.
- E.
- F.
- G.
- H.
- I.
- J.
- K.
- L.
- M.
- N.
- O.
- P.
- Q.
- R.
- S.
- T.
- U.
- V.
- W.
- Y.
- THE END.
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