PREFACE

CONTENTS

TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

FOOTNOTES:

Transcriber's Notes:

(1) Obvious spelling, punctuation, and typographical errors have been corrected. On page 99, footnote marker [6] is duplicated - it has been altered to [381] and the surrounding footnotes adjusted suitably. Footnote [616] has an uncorrectable duplication of "Ionian Isles".

(2) Table V in the Appendix has been divided into two parts (Scotland and Ireland), in view of its page width.

(3) All footnotes have been moved to the end of the book, with html links.

(4) The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

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THE HISTORY OF
THE BRITISH POST OFFICE

BY

J. C. HEMMEON, Ph.D.

PUBLISHED FROM THE INCOME OF THE
WILLIAM H. BALDWIN, JR., 1885, FUND

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
1912


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Published January 1912