One Chief Letter Office at New-York’
Packet Ships, Imperial Administration, and the Geography of the American Post, 1692–1783
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11943879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rohit T Aggarwala (0000-0001-6368-8656, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-229 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-6534 • E-ISSN: 1743-9329 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03086534.2019.1638625 |
| OpenAlex | W2959631562 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
The postal system in the American colonies is an understudied arm of the first British Empire. Although outside the main institutions of colonial administration, the post office followed the overall periodisation of imperial affairs, as America waxed and waned in London’s attention. This directly shaped the geography of the post office, because American officials focused on the post’s ability to connect American towns, while British officials emphasised the transatlantic connection of the postal packet ships. The packets, however, were not as important to transatlantic communications as they imagined, which led the American officials to resist when London wanted to make New York City the headquarters of the American post
Administration (probate law · Ancient history · Archaeology · British Empire · Colonialism · Economic history · Empire · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Australian History and Society · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law
The English Atlantic, 1675-1740
Knowing the Ocean
Spreading the news
The Empire Reformed
In My Power
English America and the Revolution of 1688
"Salutary Neglect"
British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis
Politics of Colonial Policy
The Colonial Post-Office
Stagecoach East
The Vice-Admiralty Courts and the American Revolution
The Correspondence of General Thomas Gage with the Secretaries of State, and with the War Office and the Treasury, 1763-1775
English America and the Restoration Monarchy of Charles II
English America and Imperial Inconstancy
Stagecoach East
Benjamin Franklin
New York as an Eighteenth-Century Municipality Prior to 1731
The Making of a Patriot
The Vice-Admiralty Courts and the American Revolution
The British Post Office
The Post Office in the Eighteenth Century
William Blathwayt, Imperial Fixer
Crucible of War
Toward Lexington
The Colonial Post Office in Virginia
Never at Rest
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |