The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639-1870
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| Title |
The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639-1870
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| Abstract |
An account of the development of the postal system in Canada, with a chapter on Hugh Finlay (1730-1801) and the introduction of (weekly) mail delivery between Quebec and Montreal in 1763 and between the province and the Maritimes in 1787, and the extension of the postal system into Western Quebec in 1816 and the Eastern Townships in 1818.
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[S.l.]
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| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Date |
1920
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| Language |
en
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| Notes |
The book describes the author as the "sometime secretary of the Post Office Department of Canada." |
| Citation |
Smith, William. The History of the Post Office in British North America, 1639-1870. [S.l.]: Cambridge University Press, 1920. http://archive.org/details/historyofpostoff00smituoft/.
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