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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
308
The
smallness
of
the
salaries
allowed
to
the
postmasters
of
former
times
is
referred
to
in
another
chapter,
and
this
may,
no
doubt,
have
contributed
to
the
lack
of
interest
taken
in
the
work
by
some
of
these
officials.
But
while
their
pay
was
small,
a
good
deal
of
form
and
circumstance
attended
their
appointment,
as
will
be
seen
from
the
following
reproduction,
on
a
reduced
scale,
of
the
formal
appointment
of
the
postmaster
of
East
Grinstead
in
1786.
From
a
Post-office
point
of
view
the
form
is
interesting,
as
no
such
documents
are
now
in
use.
[Illustration:
This
whole
page
is
a
facsimile.
CHARLES
Earl
of
TANKERVILLE,
and
HENRY
FREDERICK
Lord
CARTERET,
His
Majesty's
Postmaster-General
of
all
His
Majesty's
Dominions
in
Europe,
Africa,
and
America.
TO
ALL
PEOPLE
to
whom
these
Presents
shall
come,
Greeting.
KNOW
YE,
that
We,
the
said
CHARLES
Earl
of
TANKERVILLE,
and
HENRY
FREDERICK
Lord
CARTERET,
having
received
good
Testimony
of
the
Fidelity
and
Loyalty
to
His
Majesty,
of
Mr.
Thomas
Palmer
and
reposing
great
Trust
and
Confidence
in
the
Knowledge,
Care
and
Ability
of
the
said
Thomas
Palmer
to
execute
the
Office
and
Duties
required
of
a
Deputy
Postmaster,
have
deputed,
constituted,
authorized
and
appointed,
and
by
these
Presents
do
depute,
constitute,
authorize
and
appoint,
the
said
Thomas
Palmer
to
be
our
lawful
and
sufficient
Deputy,
to
execute
the
Office
of
Deputy
Postmaster
of
the
Stage
of
East
Grinsted
in
the
County
of
Sussex
to
have,
hold,
use,
exercise
and
enjoy,
the
said
Office
of
Deputy
Postmaster
of
the
Stage
aforesaid,
with
all
and
every
the
Rights,
Privileges,
Benefits
and
Advantages
to
the
same
belonging,
from
the
Fifth
Day
of
January
last
for
the
Term
of
Three
Years,
unless
sooner
removed
by
Us,
under
such
Conditions,
Covenants,
Provisoes,
Payments,
Orders
and
Instructions,
to
be
faithfully
observed,
performed
and
done
by
the
said
Deputy,
and
Servants,
as
he
or
they
shall,
from
Time
to
Time,
receive
from
Us,
or
by
our
Order.
In
Witness
whereof,
We
the
said
CHARLES
Earl
of
TANKERVILLE,
and
HENRY
FREDERICK
Lord
CARTERET,
have
hereunto
set
our
Hands,
and
caused
the
Seal
of
the
said
Office,
in
such
Cases
used,
to
be
affixed.
Dated
the
Eighth
Day
of
1786
in
the
Twentysixth
Year
of
His
Majesty's
Reign.
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