The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. I (of 2)
by Sir Rowland Hill
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903
- Title
- The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 1 (of 2)
- Credits
- E-text prepared by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
- Subject
- Postal service -- Great Britain -- Rates
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 59390
- Release Date
- April 29, 2019
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.E-text prepared by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( https://archive.org )
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
- 4.LIST OF PLATES.
- 5.BOOK I. THE LIFE OF SIR ROWLAND HILL. — THE LIFE OF SIR ROWLAND HILL. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX.
- 6.BOOK II. HISTORY OF PENNY POSTAGE. — PREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF PENNY POSTAGE.
- 7.HISTORY OF PENNY POSTAGE. — CHAPTER I. CONCEPTION OF MY PLAN. CHIEFLY 1836. — CHAPTER II. PROMULGATION OF MY PLAN. — CHAPTER III. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. — CHAPTER IV. PENNY POSTAGE BILL. — CHAPTER V. APPOINTMENT IN TREASURY. (1839.) — CHAPTER VI. PENNY POSTAGE. (1839-40.) — CHAPTER VII. STAMPS. (1840.) — CHAPTER VIII. SUBSIDIARY PROCEEDINGS. — CHAPTER IX. PROGRESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES. — CHAPTER X. NEW MASTERS. (1841-2.) — CHAPTER XI. OUT OF OFFICE (1842-3).
- 8.APPENDICES. — APPENDIX A. — ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. — APPENDIX B. — “PREFACE TO THE LAWS OF THE SOCIETY FOR LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC IMPROVEMENT. — APPENDIX C. — CUBE ROOTS. — APPENDIX D. — VERNIER PENDULUM. — APPENDIX E. — COACH COMPANY. — APPENDIX F. — “SIR ROWLAND HILL AND THE PRINTING PRESS. — APPENDIX G. — EXTRACT FROM THE “GREENOCK ADVERTISER,” OF FRIDAY, MARCH 8th, 1850. — APPENDIX H. — UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE. Facts and Estimates as to the Increase of Letters. — APPENDIX I. — EXTRACT FROM FIRST REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE, ON THE INLAND REVENUE. — EXTRACT FROM SECOND REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE, ON THE INLAND REVENUE. — EXTRACT FROM THIRD REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE, ON THE INLAND REVENUE. — Minute of the Board of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue on the retirement of Mr. Edwin Hill. — APPENDIX J. — LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, SUGGESTING TRANSFERENCE OF COLONEL MABERLY TO ANOTHER POST.
- 9.FOOTNOTES
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