The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance

"i Beg of you to let me if you do no something about a young sailor. his name Hugh ----. he is away now since 4 or 5 years. i hope gentlemen you will let me no if he is dead or alive as i am anxious to no as it is a deal of trouble on my mind as he is a Boy that i have reared up without father an mother an he a deal of trouble on my mind. he has a dark eyes an Brown hair, looking pael. please gentlemen to let me no if you can by return." "i rite a Line two see if you hard Enny thing of my husband ---- that was left at ---- ill. pleese will you rite back by return of post as we are in great trobble." "I have just been hearing of 3 men that was drowned about 9 months ago. i hear there was one of the men went under the name of John ----. Could the manager of the office give any particulars about that man,--what he was like, or if there was such a name, or if he had any friend. He just went amissing about that time. I here enclose a stamp, and address to ----" &c. Again, the Post-office is asked to hunt up missing relatives:-- "I write to ask you for some information about finding out persons who are missing. I want to find out my mother and sisters who are in Melbourne in Australia i believe--if you would find them out for me please let me know by return of post and also your charge at the lowest."