Philadelphia Post Office Accounts, 1757-1764
MS account papers: American Philosophical Society
[March 30, 1757]
William Dunlap Postmaster of Philadelphia
No. 1 |
To the whole Amount of unpaid Letters |
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received into his Office from March |
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30. 1757 to Oct. 29. 1763 viz. 368039 |
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dwt: 16 gr. at 5d. Currency is |
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To undercharg'd Letters 78 dwt. is |
1 |
12 |
4 |
No. 2 |
To the whole Amount of Paid Letters |
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sent by him to other Offices 15568 |
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To the Postage of Way Letters receiv'd |
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by him 1452 dwt. at Do. |
30 |
5 |
0 |
No. 3 |
To Postage of paid Letters from Aug. |
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18. 1763 to Oct. 6. omitted above 228 |
By the amount of Dead Letters return'd to the |
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General Post Office 44201 Dwt. at 5d.
is |
920 |
17 |
1 |
By Letters overcharged 18780 Dwt. at 5d.
is |
391 |
5 |
0 |
By Letters forwarded 40273 Dwt. at 5d.
is |
839 |
0 |
5 |
By his Commissions at 10 per Cent on the net |
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Proceeds £5877 6s. 2d. is |
587 |
14 |
7 |
By Cash paid Riders to Michaelmas 1763 |
1297 |
10 |
0 |
To the above Ballance |
3992 |
1 |
7 |
To Postage receiv'd of Mr. Plowman for |
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Letters sent to Baltimore Office |
22 |
8 |
9 |
To Ballance of the 3 Quarters from Oct. |
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1763 to July 6. 1764 |
491 |
18 |
11 |
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½ |
By Cash paid Mrs. Franklin as per Account |
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render'd to Mr. Hunter, from April 7. |
2051 |
15 |
7 |
By Do. paid ditto at sundry times to Feb. |
By Do. paid Ditto at sundry Times to July |
By his Account for Mails and Bills |
48 |
6 |
0 |
By Cash paid Hift, and Woolen a Gratuity |
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from Postmaster General |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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