Post office quarterly account form
Collection: National Postal Museum
Object type: Mail Processing Equipment
Date: January 1, 1798 - April 1,1798
Place: New Hampshire
United States of America
Medium: paper; ink
Dimensions: Height x Width (each page): 6 3/4 × 16 1/4 in. (17.15 × 41.28 cm)
Description: This is a completed quarterly account form of the Kingston, NH, post office under the management of Postmaster Levi Bartlett, whose signature is at the bottom. This quarterly account is dated to January 1, 1798, to April 1, 1798. There is a note written in ink on the back that reads: "No. 2nd."
Dr. The POST-OFFICE at Hingham
in Account current with the GENERAL POST-OFFICE, from Jan y 1 st 1798
to April 1 st 98 Cr.
   Dollars. Cents.     To postage of letters which remained in the office last quarter 10   To postage of unpaid letters received from other offices this quarter 43 3/4   To postage of way letters received at this office ditto 32   To postage of letters undercharged from other offices ditto 0   To postage of — ship letters at 4 cents each originally received at this office for this delivery 0   To postage of paid letters sent from this office ditto 0   90 3/4   To balance as above, being the amount of postage collected on letters this quarter 43 3/4   To amount of postage on news-papers and pamphlets this quarter 0   Deduct postage of dead news-papers and pamphlets 0   Note. From the 31 of March 1797 to April 1, 1798, commission on letter postages is to be charged at the following rates, viz at 30 per cent on the first 100 dollars collected in one quarter, at 25 per cent on what is over 100 and not exceeding 300 dollars, at 20 per cent on what is over 400 and not exceeding 2000 dollars, and at 8 per cent on what is over 2400 dollars. 2 cents are allowed for each free letter delivered, where the commission on letters does not exceed 500 dollars in 1 quarter year.   Dollars 0 43 3/4  
   Dollars. Cents.     By postage of letters overcharged and mislaid this quarter 15   By postage of dead letters sent to the General Post Office ditto 10   By postage of letters now remaining in this office 20   Balance carried down 43 3/4   90 3/4   By + free letters delivered out of this office this quarter at 2 cents each 2   By commission on — D. 43 3/4 C. Letter Postage, at 30 per cent 12.9 Ch in   By ditto on — D. — C. News-paper Postage, at 50 per cent 12.9 Ch in   By — ship letters paid for this quarter as by receipts herewith at 2 cents each 0   By cash paid the mail carrier for 3 way letters at 1 cent each 3   By contingent expenses as by receipts herewith   Balance due to the General Post Office 23.6   Dollars 0 43 3/4  
D Levi Bartlett Postmaster
No charge for contingent expenses can be paid at the Treasury without a receipt for the actual payment.
The POST-OFFICE
To postage of letters which remained in the office... To postage of newspapers... To postage of books... To postage of parcels... To postage of bills... To postage of money orders... To postage of telegrams... To postage of other articles...
Table with 3 columns: Description, Amount, and Remarks. Rows include various postage categories and their respective amounts.
General Post Office, New York
No. 2
To postage of letters... To postage of newspapers... To postage of books... To postage of parcels... To postage of bills... To postage of money orders... To postage of telegrams... To postage of other articles...
Table with 3 columns: Description, Amount, and Remarks. Rows include various postage categories and their respective amounts.