First any one under pretence that he wants to have his letters up again may come to those bags and take out other mens letters and thereby discover the secrets of Merchants and tis in their power intirely to wthdraw them.
2dly. Severall Masters upon their arrivall often keep up letters till they have disposed of their Loading and are ready to saile again, and then Drop them to the great hurt of those that are concerned, which inconveniencys would be prevented if letters were delivered from the Post Offices in Mailes and likewise delivered by them in Mailes into the Post Office where they arrive. Offices may be erected in London and other sea Port Townes in England that Trade with America and so they may be in Ireland and the same penny a letter which is paid into the Coffee houses would support such offices in England and Ireland to receive such letters.
Such offices will be a great convenience to lodge such letters as may concerne his Majestys affairs in America.
If Masters were obliged to receive letters to and from America from the Post Office only, in Mailes and delivered them so at the first post office they arrive at; there would be saved to the King a penny a letter, which now Masters of shipps and passengers Receive, for every American letter they deliver at the respective Offices and whereas now many letters are delivered by Masters and passengers themselves to the persons concerned, all those letters would then be brought into the Post Office to the encrease of that Revenue.
That it be provided that the Post and his horse shall go fferry ffree.
That the rates following may be set upon letters—
To or from Europe or to the West Indies to North America six pence p. single letter 12d. p. double 18d. for a packet if a packet contain nothing but Invoices, accts. Gazetts &ca. to be accounted but as a single letter.
Upon Inland letters as followes—
| d. | |
| Where the distance from New Yorke to Boston is within 80 miles the postage | 6 |
| Where the distance exceeds 80 miles and within 150 | 9 |
| Postage to and from Boston to New Yorke being 300 miles | 12 |
| To and from Boston to Jersey 370 miles | 18 |
| To and from Boston to Philadelphia 390 miles | 20 |
| To and from Boston to Annapolis in Maryland 550 miles | 36 |
| To and from Boston to James Towne in Virginia 680 miles | 42 |
| To and from New Yorke to Annapolis 250 miles | 24 |
| To and from New Yorke to James Towne 380 miles and many broad and dangerous Bays and Rivers to be Ferryed over | 30 |