All postmasters were freed from excise and all public services, with the exception of the postmaster of the city of New York, who was exempt only from public services.
"The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office"
Mary E. Woolley
Provincial postmasters also form a class by themselves.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
Plain storekeepers to be postmasters; postmasters to be Senators; Senators to be Presidents; and-and hired men to be constables.
"The Brass Bound Box"
Evelyn Raymond