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NOTICES FOR THE YEARS 1760-1769

- 6001 NEWS (General Post-Office, February9, 1760)

WHEREAS the Post Boy carrying the Portsmouth Mail from this Office, was, this Morning, between Two and Three of
the Clock, near Kensington Gravel Pits, attacked and robbed by a single Highwayman, who took out of the said Mail and
carried off the Portsmouth Bag of Letters.
The Person who committed this Robbery is said to be about five Feet eight or nine Inches high, a slender middle aged
Man, had on a blue Surtout Coat, and was mounted upon a large strong Brown Gelding, upwards of 15 Hands high.
This is therefore to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended, and
convicted, the Person who committed this Robbery, shall be intitled to a Reward of Two HUNDRED POUNDS, over and
above the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen; or if any Person or Persons, whether an
Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make Discovery, whereby the said Person who committed the
same may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer or Discoverers, will, upon Conviction of the Party, be
intitled to the same Reward of Two HUNDRED POUNDS, and also have His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.
N. B. All Persons who may have sent any Notes or Drafts to Portsmouth by this Mail, are desired to give immediate
Notice thereof to this Office, or to advertise the same in the Publick Papers, which may prevent such Notes or Drafts being
disposed of.

-- 6 0 0 2 NEWS (General Post Office, April 12, 1760)

Publick Notice is hereby given, That, for the Time to come, no Person whatsoever will be permitted to pass from
England, in any of the King's Packet Boats, stationed at Harwich or Dover, without first obtaining a Passport from one of
His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
All Persons, intending to return to England in the said Packet-Boats, are in like Manner to produce a Passport from
His Majesty's Minister at the Hague, or from His Majesty's Consul or Vice-Consul at Flushing, before they can be received
on Board.
HENRY POTTS, Secretary.

-- 6 0 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 6, 1760)
Publick Notice is hereby given, That from and after the 5th of July next, the Letters for all Parts of the Kingdom of
Spain, going through France, will be forwarded from the Post-Office at Paris twice in every Week instead of once as at
present: And that the Days of the Post's setting out from Paris will be on the Tuesdays and Saturdays in every Week.
HEN. POTTS, Secretary.

-- 6 0 0 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, July 7, 1760)
These are to give Notice, That the Post will go every Night (Sundays excepted) from London to Tunbridge Wells, and
from Tunbridge Wells to London; to begin this Night, and to continue so to do, during the Summer Season, as usual.
HENRY POTTS, Secretary.

-- 610 1 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, May 29, 1761)

Whereas a Bank Note of Thirty Pounds, found in the Yard of this Office, some Time ago, has been frequently
advertised in the Daily and Evening News Papers, without having been yet claimed by the Person who lost the same; This

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