Page 121 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1760-1769

Between Donachadee in Ireland, and Port-Patrick in Scotland, for Port of all Single Os. 2d.
Letters and Pacquets, Cover and above the Inland Rates) to be paid at the Double Os. 4d.
Place where such Letters or Pacquets are put in, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treble Os • 6d.
per Ounce Os. Bd.

IRELAND.
Between London and Dublin, (and not coming from, or directed on Board any Single Os. 6d.
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 Dublin and any Place in Ireland, not exceeding 40 English Miles distant, Single Os. 2d.
(Ship-Letters excepted, as aforesaid) 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 Dublin and any Place in Ireland above 40 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.

SHIP-LETTERS.
For the Port of all and every the Letters and Pacquets, directed to, or brought
from on Board any Ship or Vessel, riding in any Port within His Majesty's
Dominions, (over and above the Rates granted by this Act) ••••••••••••••••••••.•••• Os. 1d.
CROSS STAGES.
For the Port of all By and Way-Letters and Pacquets, convey'd by Post in any
Cross Stages whatsoever within His Majesty's Dominions, to pay the same
Rates in proportion to the Distances of the Places to which they are directed,
from the Places at which they are put in, as Letters convey'd and reconvey'd
to and from London are rated to pay.

FOREIGN LETTERS.
From any Part of Holland, France, or Flanders, to London, and to or from London Single Os. 10d.
to Hamburgh. Double 1s. 8d.
Treble 2s. 6d.
Ounce 3s. 4d.
To, or from, London and any Part of Spain or Portugal through France, or by Single 1s. 6d.
Pacquet-Boats. Double 3s. Od.
Treble 4s. 6d.
Ounce 6s. Od.
To, or from, London and any Part of Italy, Sicily, Turkey, Switzerland, (except Single 1s. 3d.
Geneva) Alsace, and Port-Mahon; and the Towns of Nancy, Barliduc and Double 2s. 6d.
Luneville in Lorraine through France, Treble 3s. 9d.
Ounce 5s. Od.
To, or from, London and any Part of Italy, Sicily, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Single 1s. Od.
Sweden, Russia, and all Parts of the North, through Holland or Flanders, Double 2s. Od.
Treble 3s. Od.
Ounce 4s. Od.
N. B. All Letters, &c. from any Part of Great Britain or Ireland for any of the aforementioned Places, are also to pay
the Inland Port to London.
All Merchants Accounts, not exceeding one Sheet of Paper, and all Bills of Exchange, Invoices, and Bills of Lading, to
or from any of the above foreign Parts or Places, and the Covers of Letters to or from Turkey, not exceeding one
quarter of a Sheet of Paper, are to pass without Payment of the aforesaid Rates.

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