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directed to any such member, at the place where he shall actually be at the time of the delivery thereof, or at his usual place
of residence in London, or at the House, or lobby of the House of Parliament, of which he is a member.
It is further enacted, That all persons who, by virtue of their offices, send and receive letters and packets free of
postage, shall send and receive them free, in the manner, and under such restrictions, as any member of Parliament.
It is also enacted, That if any person shall forge or counterfeit the hand-writing of any person whatsoever, in the
superscription of any letter or packet, in order to avoid the payment of postage, or shall forge, counterfeit, or alter, or
procure to be done, the date upon such superscription, or shall write, and send by post, or cause to be done, any letter or
packet, the superscription or cover whereof shall be forged or counterfeited, or the date thereon altered, in order to avoid
the duty of postage, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or altered, every person so offending, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and shall be transported for seven years.
DAVID ROSS, Sec.
It is recommended to the members of both Houses of Parliament, to write the name of the post-town, and the date in
words at length, at the top of the superscription of their letters, that it may be distinct from the direction underneath.

-- 8 5 0 1 NEWS (General-Post-Office, February 5, 1785)

IT having been resolved to make a further Trial of Mr. Palmer's Plan for conveying His Majesty's Mails, Notice is
hereby given, that, after the 25th Day of March, Letters for all Parts of Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk must be put into the
Receiving Houses before Six o'Clock in the Evening, and into this Office before Seven, as these Mails will be made up and
dispatched at the same Hour of Eight o'Clock, with the Mails for Bath and Bristol; and the Letters in return to London will
be delivered at the same early Hour in the Morning. The Dutch Mails will be sent off every Tuesday and Friday as usual,
after Twelve at Night, by Express.
ANTH. TODD, Sec.

-- 8 5 0 2 0011 (General-Post-Office, February 12, 1785)

IT having been resolved to make a further Trial of the new Mode of conveying His Majesty's Mails on your Road
according to a Plan proposed by Mr. Palmer, and approved of by Government, you are hereby directed to comply with all
such Orders as you may receive from him, or any Persons he may authorize as his Agents in the Establishment of the same,
and you are in all Cases to promote the Success of his Plan according to his Instructions, and to render it as beneficial to
the Public as may be in your Power.
To I am, Your assured Friend,
Postmr of ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.

-- 8 5 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, February 25, 1785)

THE Post-Boy bringing the Mail to this Office from Kingston was stopped near to the Bald Faced Stag Alehouse
adjoining to Wimbleton Common, between Four and Five o'Clock this Morning, by Two Men on Foot, who broke open the
Cart, and took away the Mail containing the following Bags, viz.
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Portsmouth, Godalmin, Kingston,
Petersfi eld, Has Lemere, Esher,
Chichester, Midhurst, Farnham,
Arundel, Ripley, Havant,
Guildford, Petworth, Cobham.
One of the Persons who committed this Robbery is described to be about Fifty Years of Age, Five Feet Nine or Ten
Inches high, lusty made, his Hair grey, which he wears hanging upon his Shoulders, smooth Face, and is supposed to be
dressed in a blue Surtout Coat.
The other Person is about Thirty-six Years of Age, Five Feet Six or Seven Inches high, thin made, his Face red, wears
his own Hair, and is supposed to be dressed in a dark-coloured Coat. They had both the Appearance of Farmers, and were
seen in London the Evening of the Robbery.

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