Note 67 — Chapter XII · (continued 2)
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How Carteret managed to retain his appointment for more than eighteen years is not the least perplexing of Post Office problems. Meanwhile the joint postmaster-generalship had undergone the following changes:—
Lord Le Despencer}From Jan. 16, 1771,
Right Hon. Henry F. Thynne (afterwards Carteret)}to Dec. 11, 1781.
Right Hon. Henry F. Carteret (sometime Thynne){From Dec. 11, 1781,
{to Jan. 24, 1782.
Right Hon. Henry F. Carteret}From Jan. 24, 1782,
Viscount Barrington}to April 25, 1782.
Right Hon. Henry F. Carteret}From April 25, 1782,
Earl of Tankerville}to May 1, 1783.
Right Hon. Henry F. Carteret}From May 1, 1783,
Lord Foley}to Jan. 7, 1784.
Right Hon. Henry F. Carteret, created Lord}
Carteret Jan. 29, 1784}From Jan. 7, 1784,
Earl of Tankerville (a second time)}to Sept. 19, 1786.
Lord Carteret}From Sept. 19, 1786,
Earl of Clarendon}to Dec. 10, 1786.
Lord Carteret{From Dec. 10, 1786,
{to July 6, 1787.
Lord Carteret}From July 6, 1787,
Lord Walsingham}to Sept. 19, 1789.