Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Volume 22Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society., 1905 Vol. 7-10, 12-21 contain section: "Bibliography of Lancashire and Cheshire antiquities" (v. 12-21 include also bibliography). |
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... words " haste , haste , pray " were eventually omitted , as the post , when properly established , had a prescribed mileage to ride per hour . With William Dockwra ( 1660–1685 ) , a London mer- chant , and the originator of the London ...
... words " haste , haste , pray " were eventually omitted , as the post , when properly established , had a prescribed mileage to ride per hour . With William Dockwra ( 1660–1685 ) , a London mer- chant , and the originator of the London ...
Page 15
... words about the position of the postmasters themselves during the last part of the century . We are told that many of them received no salaries at all . The disturbed political state of the county led to many abuses . Officers of the ...
... words about the position of the postmasters themselves during the last part of the century . We are told that many of them received no salaries at all . The disturbed political state of the county led to many abuses . Officers of the ...
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... words : - In my second journey I came from Lancashire , where you are to note that all this part of the country is so considerable for its trade that the Postmaster General ( by which we must of course understand with Allen behind him ...
... words : - In my second journey I came from Lancashire , where you are to note that all this part of the country is so considerable for its trade that the Postmaster General ( by which we must of course understand with Allen behind him ...
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... words now about the location of the post - office . We have seen that in the sixteenth and seventeeth cen- turies the post was in the hands of the leading innkeepers of the town , for the great convenience of a ready supply of post ...
... words now about the location of the post - office . We have seen that in the sixteenth and seventeeth cen- turies the post was in the hands of the leading innkeepers of the town , for the great convenience of a ready supply of post ...
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... words to her memory : - ' December 29th , 1801 : Friday , died at an advanced age ( 70 ) , Mrs. Willatt , formerly Postmistress of this Town , a situation she filled to the entire satisfaction of this populous place ; she lived ...
... words to her memory : - ' December 29th , 1801 : Friday , died at an advanced age ( 70 ) , Mrs. Willatt , formerly Postmistress of this Town , a situation she filled to the entire satisfaction of this populous place ; she lived ...
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