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Table of Contents
ОглавлениеI. Posts—Post-Offices, Ancient and Modern.
THE FIRST RECORDED RIDING-POST.
III. Origin of the Materials of Writing, Tablets, etc.
THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES—THE CONFOUNDING OF LANGUAGES.
IV. Messengers, Carriers, etc.
VI. The Kaffir Letter-Carrier—African Post.
VII. Post-Offices—The Colonies.
VIII. Pennsylvania—The Olden Time.
SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
IX. Philadelphia Post-Office—Posts, etc.
THE ROMANCE OF THE POST-OFFICE.
HENRY WALDY, WM. PENN’S FIRST POSTMASTER.
MAD ANTHONY WAYNE AND JEMMY THE ROVER.
YANKEE DOODLE:—THE AIR AND WORDS.
THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
LIST OF PHILADELPHIA POSTMASTERS.
A GLANCE AT THE PHILADELPHIA POST-OFFICE FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL POINT OF VIEW.
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE VIEW OF THE PHILADELPHIA POST-OFFICE.
CHANGES AND REDUCTIONS IN THE RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE IN FORMER YEARS.
ORGANIZATION OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
POST-COACHES, POST-HORSES, AND RAILROADS.
RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF A SPECIAL AGENT.
SPECIAL AGENT OF THE LETTER-CARRIERS’ DEPARTMENT.
LETTERS ADDRESSED TO CITIES ONLY.
ADDRESSES SHOULD BE LEGIBLE AND COMPLETE.
POSTAGE ON TRANSIENT PRINTED MATTER.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE MONEY-ORDER SYSTEM.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE PUBLIC, ETC.
LETTER-CARRIERS, THEIR COMPENSATION, ETC.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF LETTERS IN EUROPE.
THE ANDERSONVILLE POST-OFFICE.
A SCENE AT THE PHILADELPHIA POST-OFFICE.
