[28] Arnott"s "History of Edinburgh," page 541.
[29] "State of Scotland, 1738," page 185.
[30] "Scots Almanac, 1741."
[31] Arnott"s "History of Edinburgh," page 538.
[32] M"Culloch"s Com. Dic. article--"Roads." In the ten years that followed 1750, there were successive turnpike Acts pa.s.sed for Edinburghshire, for Lanarkshire, and various ways that are connected with Edinburgh and Glasgow. In 1762, Parliament gave 4000 towards building the bridges across the Tweed at Coldstream, making the subservient roads, and afterwards 800 for making a road from Ballantrae to Stranraer, in order to facilitate the pa.s.sage to Ireland. In 1770, the Parliament began to make annual grants of 6998, for repairing the new roads and building bridges in the Highlands--"Caledonia," by Chalmers, vol. i. p. 36.
[33] The Postmaster of Falkirk, writing to the Postmaster-General at the time Mr. Anderson held that office, says--"The carriers carry more letters than the Post," and gives a list of carrier"s names, and recommends that their horses be seized. Anderson, MS. Papers.
[34] Arnott"s "History of Edinburgh," page 538.
[35] "Scots Almanac, 1771."
[36] Chambers"s Gazetteer.
[37] 34 George III. cap. 17, 1794.
[38] Scots Almanac, 1781.
[39] M"Culloch"s Com. Dict. article "Roads."
[40] Scots Almanac, 1791.
[41] Notice of removal of Post Office, Edinburgh, in "Scots Courant, April 1713."
[42] Chambers"s "Traditions of Edinburgh."