The History of the Post Office in British North America
Author: William Smith, Sir
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781530517350
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"[...]HISTORY OF THE POST OFFICE IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA CHAPTER I Beginnings of postal service in former American colonies. Benjamin Franklin relates that when the news reached America in 1763 that peace had been concluded between England and France, he made preparations to visit Canada, for the purpose of extending to it the postal service of the North American colonies, and that the joy bells were still ringing when he left Philadelphia on his journey northward. Franklin has [...]".