| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | OLD ROADS, | [1] |
| II. | POSTBOYS, | [11] |
| III. | STAGE AND MAIL COACHES, | [24] |
| IV. | FOOT-POSTS, | [61] |
| V. | MAIL-PACKETS, | [68] |
| VI. | SHIPWRECKED MAILS, | [82] |
| VII. | AMOUNT OF WORK, | [84] |
| VIII. | GROWTH OF CERTAIN POST-OFFICES, | [95] |
| IX. | CLAIMS FOR POST-OFFICE SERVICE, | [104] |
| X. | THE TRAVELLING POST-OFFICE, | [116] |
| XI. | SORTERS AND CIRCULATION, | [124] |
| XII. | PIGEON-POST, | [135] |
| XIII. | ABUSE OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE,
AND OTHER PETTY FRAUDS, | [140] |
| XIV. | STRANGE ADDRESSES, | [153] |
| XV. | POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES, | [170] |
| XVI. | TELEGRAPHIC BLUNDERS, | [200] |
| XVII. | HOW LETTERS ARE LOST, | [204] |
| XVIII. | ODD COMPLAINTS, | [239] |
| XIX. | CURIOUS LETTERS ADDRESSED TO
THE POST-OFFICE, | [245] |
| XX. | SINGULAR COINCIDENCES, | [262] |
| XXI. | SAVINGS-BANK CURIOSITIES, | [269] |
| XXII. | REPLIES TO MEDICAL INQUIRIES, | [275] |
| XXIII. | VARIOUS, | [277] |
| XXIV. | ABOUT POSTMASTERS, | [292] |
| XXV. | RED TAPE, | [303] |