Public letters were to go post free; Ferriage was to be free for all, and constant posts were to be maintained from Philadelphia to New York and New Castle.
"The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office"
Mary E. Woolley
The ticket office was not open on the New York side, so Rex just paid his Ferriage.
"Two Boys and a Fortune"
Matthew White, Jr.
If you will tell me what the usual Ferriage is, I can then tell you whether we wish to go or not.
"Rollo in Paris"
Jacob Abbott