The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office

by Mary Emma Woolley

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Mass. Historical Collections, 4th Series, Vol. VII., p. 128.

[2] Mass. Historical Collections, 4th Series, Vol. VI., pp. 242, 256, 276.

[3] Mass. Historical Collections, 4th Series, Vol. VII.

[4] Mass. Colonial Records, I., p. 281. Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., p. 48.

[5] Laws and Ordinances of New Netherlands.

[6] Laws and Ordinances of New Netherlands, pp. 379, 380.

[7] Brodhead, History of the State of New York, Vol. II., pp. 196-98.

[8] Memorial History of N. Y., Vol. I., pp. 355-56.

[9] Brodhead, History of N. Y., Vol. II., p. 413.

[10] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., p. 49.

[11] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., p. 48.

[12] Mass. Records, Vol. V., pp. 147, 148.

[13] Colonial Records of Connecticut, Vol. II., p. 242.

[14] Brodhead, Vol. I.

[15] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. III., pp. 349-350.

[16] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. III., p. 355.

[17] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. III.

[18] Connecticut Records, Vol. III., pp. 392, 393, 398.

[19] Letter Book of Sam. Sewall, Vol. I., p. 25.

[20] The discrepancy in dates leads to the supposition that John Perry served as bearer before his actual appointment.

[21] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. III., p. 682.

[22] Mass. Provincial Records.

[23] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d series, Vol VII., pp. 50-51.

[24] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d series, Vol. VII., p. 51, also Palfrey’s History of New England.

[25] Palfrey, IV., p. 329.

[26] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. IV, p. 200.

[27] Journal of the Legislative Council of New York, Vol. I, pp. 26, 31, 32, 34.

[28] Journal of the Assembly, pp. 26, 28.

[29] Copied from the original MS. at Albany.

[30] Journal of Legislative Council, I., pp. 79, 80.

[31] Journal of the Assembly.

[32] Journal of the Legislative Council, I., pp. 136, 137, 138, 143.

[33] Journal Legislative Council, I., 186, 187, 189.

[34] Journal of the Assembly, pp. 154, 226, 227, 234.

[35] Journal of the Assembly, pp. 198, 200, 203.

[36] Colonial Documents of N. Y., IV., pp. 1167-68.

[37] Journal of the Council, I., p. 247.

[38] Journal of the Assembly, 219, 223, 224.

[39] Journal of the Legislative Council, I., p. 285.

[40] Colonial Documents of N. Y., IV., p. 317.

[41] Colonial Documents of N. Y., IV., p. 1017.

[42] Colonial Documents of N. Y., Vol. IV., p. 1113.

[43] Colonial Documents, p. 1120.

[44] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII.

[45] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., pp. 55-60.

[46] The successor of Duncan and famous as the publisher of the News Letter.

[47] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., pp. 60, 69.

[48] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., pp. 56-60.

[49] Mass. Historical Collections, 3d Series, Vol. VII., p. 80.

[50] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. II., p. 100.

[51] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. II., p. 101.

[52] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., p. 11.

[53] Copied from the original, also in Hist. Magazine, Vol. III., p. 351.

[54] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., p. 18.

[55] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., p. 30.

[56] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., pp. 61, 248, 257, 279.

[57] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., p. 304.

[58] N. H. Provincial Papers, Vol. III., p. 343.

[59] Colonial Records of Rhode Island.

[60] Colonial Records of Connecticut, Vol. IV., p. 123.

[61] Colonial Records, Vol. IV., p. 246-47.

[62] Colonial Records, Vol. IV., p. 468.

[63] Watson, Vol. II., p. 391. Winsor, Narrative and Critical History, Vol. III., p. 491. Historical Magazine, Vol. III., p. 221.

[64] Historical Magazine, Vol. III., p. 223.

[65] Penn and Logan Correspondence.

[66] Duke of Yorke’s Laws, p. 224.

[67] Pennsylvania Colonial Records, Vol. I., p. 524.

[68] Duke of Yorke’s Laws, p. 262.

[69] Martin’s Bench and Bar of Philadelphia, pp. 126-130.

[70] Pennsylvania Magazine, Vol. IX., p. 444.

[71] Copied from the original.

[72] Pennsylvania Magazine, Vol. IX., p. 444.

[73] Hening’s Statutes at Large, Vol. II., p. 109.

[74] Hening’s Statutes at Large, Vol. III., pp. 112, 115.

[75] Cooper’s Statutes at Large, Vol. II., pp. 188-89.

[76] Cooper’s Statutes at Large, Vol. II, p. 308.

[77] Iredell, Laws of North Carolina.

[78] Mass. Historical Collections, 6th Series, Vol. V., pp. 64, 65, 66, 70.

[79] Penn and Logan Correspondence, Vol. II., p. 257.

[80] Mass. Historical Collections, 6th Series, Vol. V., pp. 52, 101, 116, 140.

Transcriber’s Note, continued

Minor punctuation errors (e.g. missing periods) have been corrected without note. Archaic and variant spellings, capitalization, and punctuation in quoted passages have been retained. A repeated phrase on [p. 31] (hereby granted or mentioned to be granted or mentioned to be granted) has also been retained.

The following changes were made to the text:

• p. 5, [Footnote 7]: Brodhead, History of the State of New York to Brodhead, History of the State of New York
• [p. 6]: Nothwithstanding to Notwithstanding (Notwithstanding this auspicious beginning)
• p. 6, [Footnote 9]: Brodhead, History of N. Y. to Brodhead, History of N. Y.
• p. 7, [Footnote 14]: Brodhead, Vol. I. to Brodhead, Vol. I.
• p. 8, [Footnote 24]: Palfrey’s History of New England to Palfrey’s History of New England
• [p. 11]: Secreretary to Secretary (Secretary Popple in London)
• p. 11, [Footnote 39]: Legislaitve to Legislative (Journal of the Legislative Council)
• [p. 17]: 21£ to £21 (£21 4s. was voted.)
• [p. 19]: missing close quote added (to Maryland 6d..”)
• p. 21, [Footnote 69]: Martin’s Bench and Bar of Philadelphia to Martin’s Bench and Bar of Philadelphia
• [p. 24]: sucessors to successors (would apply equally to his successors,)