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-- 8 3 0 4 NEWS (General Post Office, December 30, 1783)
IF the Traveller who stopt at the House of Michael Gayton, the Sign of the White Hart, in Fenny Stratford, on Sunday
Night the 30th of November last, will, as soon as possible, apply in Person to me at this Office, or acquaint me by Letter
where he may be wrote to, he will render an essential Service to the Public.
ANTHONY TODD, Sec.

-- 8 4 0 1 0008 (General Post-Office, January, 1784)

A Lisr of Posr TOWNS in Scotland, with the Distances in English Miles, from Edinburgh, and the Rates of Postage
with which they are to be charged from the Fifth Day ofJanuary 1784, according to the Act of the 9th of QueenAnne.
Distance from Rates of Post- Distance from Rates of Post-
Edinburgh in age for every Edinburgh in age for every
English Miles Single Letter English Mi Les Single Letter
Aberbrothwick 82 4d. Kilmarnock ••••••••••.•• 70 3d.
Aberdeen .•••..•....•.•• 129 4d. Kircudbright •••..•••••. 92 4d.
Ayr ••••••••••.••••••••. 75 3d. Langholm ••••••••••.•••• 70 3d.
Annan ..•.........•.•••• 92 4d. Lochmaben ••..•••••••••• 65 3d.
Ballantrae •••....•..... 115 4d. Maybole .•.••••••••••••• 91 4d.
Beith ••••••••......•••. 67 3d. Monihive 69 3d.
Bervie ••..•.•••••.••••. 106 4d. Montrose •••••••••.••••• 94 4d.
Berwick •••••••.••••..•• 55 3d. Mui rdrum ••.•••••••••••• 76 3d.
Brichen .•..•.....•..••• 92 4d. New Galloway •••••••.••• 83 4d.
Carlingwark .•••••••••.. 90 4d. Newton Stewart ...•••••• 119 4d.
Chance-Inn •••.......•.. 110 4d. Paisley .••.•••••••..••• 54 3d.
Cri ef .......•.••••••..• 56 3d. Port-Glasgow •..•••••••• 67 3d.
Dumbarton •••••••......• 58 3d. Ruthven 293 4d.
Dumfries ..•...•.•••.••• 74 3d. Rothsay •••••••••..•••.•• 83 4d.
Dundee ••..••••••••..... 65 3d. Sanquhar ••••••••••••••. 102 4d.
Dunse ••••••.•......•••• 55 3d. Stewarton ...••••••••••. 65 3d.
Gatehouse of Fleet ••••• 103 4d. Stonehaven •••••••••..•• 115 4d.
Girvan •••••••••..•..... 103 4d. Thornhill ••••..•.••••.• 90 4d.
Greenock ........•..•.•• 70 3d. 'Whithorn 119 4d.
Irvine ••.•••••••.•••••. 72 3d. 'Wi gtoun ..•••••..••...•• 108 4d.
Jedburgh •••••••.•.....• 58 3d.

-- 8 4 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, April 3, 1784)

HIS Majesty's Post-Master General th4ik it proper to give this Public Notice to the Members of both Houses of
Parliament, that their Letters and Packets~ on Thursday next the 8th Instant, begin to pass free as usual, being Forty
Days before the Summons of the New Parliainent.
ANTH. TODD, Sec.

-- 8 4 0 3 0009 (Gen~ral Post-Office, May 22, 1784)

NOTICE was given by an Advertisement from this Office of the 18th of November last, that the Packet Postage of one
Shilling for a single Letter, and so in Proportion, between LoNDON and NEW-YORK, might or not be paid beforehand; but
Difficulties having arisen in the Collection of the Packet Postage in NORTII-AMERICA, it now becomes necessary to inform
the Public, that both the Inland and Packet Postage on all Letters from any Part of GREAT-BRITAIN or IREIAND for

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