There are offices keept at Burlington, Perth Amboy in New Jersey, New London and Stommington in Connecticott, at Rhode Island, Bristol, Ipswich, Salem, Marblehead and Newberry. The Post from Boston to Pisacataway being 70 Miles leaves Letters at Ipswich, Salem, Marblehead and Newberry. The Post goes out Eastward every Monday morning from New York, and arrives at Seabrook Thursday noon being 150 Miles, where the Post from Boston setts out at the same time: the New York Post returning with the Eastern Letters, and the Boston Post with the Western, Bags are dropt at New London, Stommington, Rhode Island, and Bristol. The Western Post setts out from Philadelphia every Fryday leaving Letters at Burlington and Pert Amboy and arrives at New York on Sunday night the distance between Philadelphia & New York being 106 Miles. America as they were Regulated by ye Postmasters Genl. Herman Moll's 1729 "Post Map" described the route:Īn Account of ye Post of ye Continent of Nth. Moll with inset describing the postal system 17 has many segments that follow the old King's Highway.ġ729 map of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania by C.
Through Maryland, the King's Highway largely follows U.S. (In Philadelphia, Route 13 becomes Frankford Avenue.) In Pennsylvania, much of the route is now U.S. Route 206 and New Jersey Route 27, connecting Lawrenceville with Kingston through Princeton.
The King’s Highway Historic District in New Jersey covers U.S. The section north of New York City, laid out on January 22, 1673, became the Upper Boston Post Road. It was built on the order of Charles II of England, who directed his colonial governors to link Charleston, South Carolina, and Boston, Massachusetts. The King's Highway was a roughly 1,300-mile (2,100 km) road laid out from 1650 to 1735 in the American colonies.
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