Show our first mail service the first record contained in our colonial history of any kind of mail service dates from 1677 hen ben the court at doston boston appointed mr john II ayward to tal tale e in and convey letters according tar to their direction in 1710 parliament passed an act to establish a general post office for all her maje dominions including north america new york lie lic vas ing made tho the chief letter offie e of tile the colonies tho the rates of postage for all letters and packages from now new york to any place athill sixty miles wore were as follows single letters four pence double eight pence treble one shilling an all ounce one shilling and four pence magazine of american history |