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1760-1769

And further Notice is hereby given, That the said Mails, for the Kingdom of France, will continue, for the Future, to
go out from hence upon the Mondays and Thursdays of every Week; and that they will convey any Letters to and from
Spain, Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Turkey, and His Majesty's Island of Minorca, as usual in former Times of Peace.
ANTH. TODD, Secretary.

-- 6 2 0 9 NEWS (General Post Office, December 7, 1762)

Publick Notice is hereby given, that the Preliminary Articles of Peace, between Great Britain, France, and Spain,
being now signed and ratified, no Passports, for the Future, will be required, of Persons either going or coming, in any of
His Majesty's Packet Boats whatsoever.
ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.

-- 6 210 OTHR (General Post-Office, December 8, 1762)

A TABLE of the Port of all Letters and Pacquets establish'd by Act of Parliament in the Ninth Year of the Reign of her late
Majesty Queen Anne, EntituledAn ACT for Establishing a General Post-Office for all Her Majesty's Dominions.
In ENGLAND.

For every Letter, Piece of Paper or Pacquet, the Rates following; viz.
BETWEEN London and any Place not exceeding 80 English Miles distant, Single Os. 3d.
(and not coming from, or directed on Board any Ship) Double Os. 6d.
And proportionably to the said Rates, for the Port of every Pacquet of Letters, Treble Os. 9d.
And for the Port of every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, •••••••••.••••• per Ounce 1s. Od.
Between London and any Place above 80 Miles distant, within the Kingdom of Single Os. 4d.
England and Town of Berwick upon Tweed (Ship Letters excepted, as aforesaid) Double Os. 8d.
And proportionably to the said Rates for every Pacquet of letters, Treble 1s. Od.
And for every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• per Ounce 1s. 4d.

PENNY-POST.
For the Port of all and every the Letters and Pacquets, Passing or Repassing by
the Penny-Post within the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark,
and within ten English Miles distant from London, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Os. 1d.
SCOTLAND.
Between London and Edinburgh, Dumfries, or Cockburnspeth, (and not coming from Single Os. 6d.
or directed on Board any Ship) Double 1s. Od.
And proportionably to the said Rates for the Port of every Pacquet of Letters Treble 1s. 6d.
And for the Port of every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, ••••••••••••••• per Ounce 2s. Od.
Between Edinburgh and any Place in Scotland not exceeding 50 English Miles Single Os. 2d.
distant (and not coming from, or directed on Board any Ship) Double Os. 4d.
And proportionably to the said Rates for the Port of every Pacquet of letters Treble Os. 6d.
And for the Port of every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, ••••••••••••••• per Ounce Os. 8d.
Between Edinburgh and any Place in Scotland above 50 English Miles distant, and Single Os. 3d.
not exceeding 80 Miles, (Ship-Letters excepted, as aforesaid) Double Os. 6d.
And proportionably to the said Rates for every Pacquet of letters, Treble Os. 9d.
And for the Port of every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, per Ounce 1s. Od.
Between Edinburgh and any Place in Scotland above 80 English Miles distant, Single Os. 4d.
(Ship-Letters excepted, as aforesaid) Double Os. 8d.
And proportionably to the said Rates for the Port of every Pacquet of letters, Treble 1s. Od.
And for the Port of every Pacquet of Writs, Deeds, and other Things, ••••••••••••••• per Ounce 1s. 4d.

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