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 New York, and found it contained a play by a young lady, who requested him to add a prologue, etc., and make arrangements for production. He had to pay nearly £5 for postage. A week later he (again absently) opened a similar package, and found a duplicate copy of the drama, sent in case the first should miscarry. He had to pay a second time. Dr. Johnson was more wary. He received a packet from Lisbon, on which he was invited to pay about £10, but he flatly refused to part with the money.

1797. Postage from Great Britain to:

Portugal, single letter. 1s.; 1 ounce, 4s. British America, single letter. 1s.; 1 ounce, 4s. Gibraltar, single letter. 1s. 9d.; 1 ounce, 7s. Malta, single letter, 2s. 1d.; 1 ounce, 8s. 4d.

In 1825 the postage on a letter was to:

The inland rate was also payable on such letters if posted in the provinces.