First use of phrase, “That’s not going to fly.”

Would anyone one be able to ferret out the first-known use of the phrase or idiom, “That’s not going to fly”? Thank you.

Solution 1:

Green’s Dictionary of Slang earliest usage example is from 1885:

Fly; of an idea, a plan, to work out, usually in negative

1885 [UK] ‘’Arry on ’appiness’ in Punch 3 Jan. 4/1: The fact is this ’Appy New Year fake is ’oller, mate, hutterly ’oller, / ’Twon’t fly.

The earliest I could find so far is from 1802 (but I guess the expression was probably used earlier).

From De Quincey's Writings: Literary reminiscences; from the autobiography of an English opium-eater

an excuse for laughing; which he did heartily— saying, at the same time, something to this effect, that I must not judge from first appearances; that he should revolve upon me ; that he was not going to fly;