Curious Postal Statistics From 1874 Report
The Postmaster-General’s 1874 report shows UK letters posted at 967 million, postcards 79 million, and book packets/newspapers 259 million, with rising totals and a registered letters count over 4 million. It notes returns and misaddressed mail, valuables wrongly directed, and odd items seized in the Returned Letter Office.
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The
United
United Kingdom
Switzerland
London
New Zealand
Legae
Cient
United States
LA Pe Fom
Canada
Department
Fisher
Notable scholarly works and new railway bonds announced
Professor Seeley begins a Baron Von Stein biography for Cambridge University Press while Renan’s histories and essays are promised. Queen Victoria accepts Heath’s Fern Paradise and Anderson’s Two Angels. Madagascar Gazette issue praised. Fox Bourne finishes Locke biography for King and Co. Keokuk and Kansas City Railway proposes 500,000 First Mortgage Bonds at 7 percent, 8 percent yield, for a 225 mile main line with 25 miles of sidings.
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Seeley
Baron von Stein
Cambridge University Press
Renan
Francis George Heath
Ferns
A. Anderson
Kirkconnell
Madagascar
Antananarivo
London Missionary Society
John Locke
H. R. Fox- Bourne
Messrs
Henry
King and Co
Keokuk
English History for Public Schools Review
A critical summary of J Franck Bright’s History of the English People aimed at school use. The review outlines its aims to balance social and political growth, highlights emphasis on constitutional power, and notes structure from 449 to 1485 with maps and genealogies.
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Green
Bright
England
Rome
William
Hume
Curia Regis
Harold
Edward the Confessor
Normandy
Lanfranc
J. Franck Bricat
M.A
Rivingtons
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Odo
de Bohuns
Beauchamps
Mowbrays
Mortimers
Stephen
Henry II
Richard I
John
Henry III
Edward I
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
France
Edward IV
Richard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!