The "main lineof post towns " extended " from Passamaquoddy in the District ofMaine to Sunbury in the State of Georgia."The object in publishing such a table asthis was to make a durable record by which it was possible for the people tocompute easily and with a handy helper what the cost of postage on letterswould be. Coach Purses Outlet
The following " rates of postage " are given on the old handker chief. Coach Bags
Double letters are charged double; andtriple letters, three times these rates,anda packet weighing one ounce avoirdupois atthe rate of four single letters.Let us compare conditions in these mattersin America with those in Scotland. Coach Outlet
While England had, in the first half of theeighteenth century, coaches in enough number that country folk knew what theylooked like, Scotland was barren not only of coaches but of carriages. Coach Tote Bags
In1720there were no chariots or chaises north ofthe Tay. Coach Bags Outlet
Not till 1749 was there a coach between Edinburgh and Glasgow; thisjourney of forty-six miles could, by the end of the century, be done in twelvehours. Coach Crossbody Bags
In1754therewas once a month a coach from Edinburgh to London; it took twelve to sixteendays to accomplish this journey, and was so perilous that travellers made theirwills before setting out. Coach Handbags
There were few carts and no such splendid wagons asour Cones- togas. Cadgers carried creels or goods on horseback ; and sledges,or creels borne on the backs of women, were the means of transportation innorthern Scotland until the end of the eighteenth century. Coach Wallets
These sledges hadtumbling wheels of solid wood a foot and a half in diameter, revolving with thewooden axletree, and held little more than a wheelbarrow. Coach Purses
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