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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Postal service, colonial (search)
n after established on Neale's old routes, north of the present city of Portsmouth, N. H., and south to Philadelphia, and irregularly extended, a few years later, to Williamsburg, Va. The post left for the South as often as letters enough were deposited to pay the expense. Finally an irregular postal communication was established with Charleston. In 1753 Dr. Franklin was appointed deputy postmaster-general for the colonies. It was a lucrative office and he held it until 1774, when he was dismissed because of his active sympathy with the colonists in their quarrel with the ministry. For a while the colonial postal system was in confusion. William Goddard, a printer, went from colony to colony making efforts to establish a constitutional post-office, in opposition to the royal mail. When, in 1775, almost Stamping-table in a large post-office. every vestige of royal power was swept from the colonies, the Continental Congress appointed (July 26) Dr. Franklin Postmaster-General.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rhode Island, (search)
eceives a charter from the colony......August, 1747 Providence Library Association chartered......Feb. 25, 1754 Newport Mercury first published by James Franklin......1758 Masonic Society in Newport incorporated......June 11, 1759 A lottery for raising $2,400 is granted to erect a masonic hall......1759 Property qualification for right of suffrage modified to $134 freehold, or $7.50 annual rent......1762 Providence Gazette and country journal published in Providence by William Goddard; first issue......Oct. 20, 1762 Jewish synagogue, erected in Newport, dedicated......1763 Brown University, chartered in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, is opened at Warren......1765 Maidstone, a British vessel, impresses seamen in Newport Harbor; 500 sailors and boys seize one of her boats, drag it to the commons, and burn it......June 4, 1765 Augustus Johnston, Martin Howard, Jr., and Dr. Moffat, who had advocated the Stamp Act, are hanged and burned in effigy at Newp