Project Gutenberg 2011-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 157 Woolley, Mary Emma 1863 1947 Wooley, Mary E. (Mary Emma) Woolley, Mary E. The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, S.D., The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office" by Mary Emma Woolley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the development of postal services in the American colonies, detailing the evolution of communication methods and the establishment of an organized postal system. Woolley examines how the lack of a formal postal service impacted communication among settlers and the measures taken to address this issue. In this comprehensive examination, Woolley traces the origins of postal services starting from individual bearers and informal arrangements in the early colonial period to the establishment of official post offices. She highlights critical developments, such as the establishment of Richard Fairbanks's house in Boston as the first designated postal point and the legislative measures taken by various colonial governments to encourage a functioning postal system. Further, the text discusses the establishment of the first intercolonial postal system under Thomas Neale's leadership, marking a significant step towards improved communication that would help unify the colonies. By weaving together historical documents and accounts from the period, Woolley effectively illustrates how the postal service became a foundational element of colonial infrastructure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Postal service -- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 E151 F001 HE Text Category: History - American 121459 2025-07-14T12:16:24.121730 text/html 118910 2011-03-30T10:37:32 text/html 113111 2025-07-14T12:16:29.689708 application/epub+zip 112881 2025-07-14T12:16:26.881714 application/epub+zip 103855 2025-07-14T12:16:25.777732 application/epub+zip 252416 2025-07-14T12:16:31.693712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241693 2025-07-14T12:16:29.021735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212146 2022-09-16T10:45:02.187437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93411 2025-07-14T12:16:23.639736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93270 2011-03-30T10:37:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92711 2011-03-30T10:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92705 2011-03-30T10:38:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22969 2025-07-14T12:16:31.815693 application/rdf+xml 14888 2025-07-14T12:16:26.264735 image/jpeg 3477 2025-07-14T12:16:26.018719 image/jpeg 33563 2011-03-30T10:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 33413 2011-03-30T10:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 38305 2011-03-30T10:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 33382 2011-03-30T10:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 109333 2025-07-14T12:16:24.129776 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia