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Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinFranklinБЂ™s, in Market Street; and that Henry Pratt is appointed Riding Postmaster for all the stages between Philadelphia and Newport in Virginia, who sets out about the beginning of each month, and returns in twenty-four days; by whom gentlemen, merchants, and others may have their letters carefully conveyed, and business faithfully transacted, he having given good security for the same to the Honourable Colonel Spotswood, postmaster-general of all his MajestyБЂ™s dominions in America.БЂ«Six years afterwards some improvement had taken place in the transmission of the mail. In an advertisement dated April 14th, 1743, he says: БЂњAfter this week the northern post will set out for New York on Thursdays at three oБЂ™clock in the forenoon till Christmas. The southern post sets out next Monday at eight oБЂ™clock for Annapolis, and continues going every fortnight during the summer season.БЂ«In winter the post between Philadelphia and New York went once a fortnight. The following characteristic advertisement is contained in the Pennsylvania Gazette for June 23d, 1737 :БЂ”БЂњTaken out of a pew in the Church, some months since, a Common Prayer Book, bound in red, gilt, and lettered D. F. [Deborah Franklin] on each cover ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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