[42] Lord Cornbury to the Lords of Trade, June 30, 1704: Documents relative to the Colonial History of New York, ed. O’Callaghan, Vol. IV. p. 1113.
[43] Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. XVIII. (8th edit.,) pp. 406, 408.
[44] Autobiography: Works, ed. Sparks, Vol. I. p. 174.
[45] Miles, History of the Post-Office: Bankers’ Magazine, (New York, 1857-58,) Vol. XII. pp. 342-3.
[46] Ibid., p. 343.
[47] Post-Office Reform, (4th edit.,) pp. 2-4.
[48] Post-Office Reform, (4th edit.,) pp. 12-14.
[49] Ibid., p. 44.
[50] Debates, June 15 and December 18, 1837: Mirror of Parliament, cited in Encyclopædia Britannica, (8th edit.,) Vol. XVIII. p. 411.
[51] Second Report from Select Committee on Postage, p. 349,—Minutes of Evidence, Nos. 10908, 10911: Parliamentary Papers, 1837-8, Vol. XX. Part 2.