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Excerpt from The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office Until I639 there is no trace of a postal system, but under the Massachusetts General Court Records, of that year* (nov. Sth), is the following entry: For preventing the miscarriage of letters, It is ordered that notice bee given, that Rich ard Fairbanks, his house in Boston, is the place appointed for all letters, which are brought from beyond the Seas, or are to be sent thither are to be brought unto him and he is to take care, that they bee delivered, or sent according to their directions and hee is alowed for every such letter Ia'. And must answer all miscarriages through his owne neglect in this kind provided that no man shall bee compelled to bring his letters thither except hee please. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.