be set upon letters--

To or from Europe or to the West Indies to North America six pence p.
single letter 12d. p. double 18d. for a packet if a packet contain
nothing but Invoices, accts. Gazetts &ca. to be accounted but as a
single letter.

Upon Inland letters as followes--

d.
Where the distance from New Yorke to Boston is within 80
miles the postage 6
Where the distance exceeds 80 miles and within 150 9
Postage to and from Boston to New Yorke being 300 miles 12
To and from Boston to Jersey 370 miles 18
To and from Boston to Philadelphia 390 miles 20
To and from Boston to Annapolis in Maryland 550 miles 36
To and from Boston to James Towne in Virginia 680 miles 42
To and from New Yorke to Annapolis 250 miles 24
To and from New Yorke to James Towne 380 miles and many
broad and dangerous Bays and Rivers to be Ferryed over 30

If it be objected y^{t}. there is no reason to grant a postage upon
forrensic letters where the Postmaster is at no charge of Conveyance,

It is answered first that it remidies the evills that letters are
subject to by the present Method of Conveyance.

2^{dly}. It encreases the Revenue of the Post Office in England.

3^{dly}. That those Colonys having but little Correspondence with an
other if the Reale Expence of Conveying letters from Coliny to Colony
were charged upon Inland letters it would discourage all Correspondence.

Exa: The Charge of a letter from New Yorke to Boston at present is after
y^{e} rate of 12d. a letter and considering the fewness of y^{m}. and
the extraordinary charge and trouble of keeping up the Post in time of
Wintor taking it one Post with an other a single letter would not be
Carryed for 5^{d}.

The Charges of settling a Post throughout Virginia and Maryland will
cost at least 500^{d}. p. ann. & 100 letters in a year will not come
from those Collonys to the neighbouring Colonys their Correspondence
being chiefly w^{th}. Europe. All which is humbly submitted by

May it please your Lordshipps
Your Lordpps most obedient servant
AND: HAMILTON.

I humbly beg leave of your Lordspps to add y^{t}. w^{n}. his Majesty
shall at any time be inclinable to take this Post Office under his
Immediate direction I humbly make a proffe