[38] New York did not become the headquarters of the postal system until the reconstruction of 1773.
[39] The postal rates as fixed by the act of Queen Anne were as follows: London to Jamaica, Barbadoes, 1s. 6d.; to New York, 1s. New York, to West Indies, 4d.; to New London or Philadelphia, 9d.; to Boston or Portsmouth, 1s.; to Williamsburg, Va., or Piscataway, 1s. 3d.; to Charlestown, 1s. 6d.; to within 60 miles, 4d.; to within 100 miles, 6d. These charges were for single letters.
[40] G.P.O., Treasury, II. 253.
[41] Governor Spottswood to the board of trade, June 24, 1718 (Va. Hist. Coll., new series, II. 280)
[42] Journal of the House of Burgesses, May 1718, passim.
[43] Douglas' Historical and Political Summary.
[44] G.P.O., Treasury, VI. 206-207.
[45] Talcott Papers, vol. 5.
[46] "The Ledger-Book of Benjamin Franklin," in the Boston Public Library.
[47] G.P.O., Treasury Letter-Book, 1760-1761, p. 96.