Page 19 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

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-6504 Hamburg. Domestic rates. Rates to and inside North America. &c. &c. (5 Geo 3, c25) .................................... 108
-6505 West Indies, Pensacola, Savanna, &c. Mail to be dispatched July llth by the "Grenville" .................................. 109
-6506 Tunbridge Wells, Brighthelmstone, Bromley & Sevenoaks. Summer schedule .................................................... 109
-6507 West Indies, Pensacola, Charleston. Mail to be dispatched September 12th by the "Grantham" ....................... 109
-6508 West Indies, Florida, South Carolina. Mail to be dispatched November 14th by the "Hillsborough" ................ 109
-6509 Isle of Man. Mail to go from Whitehaven once a fortnight. Postage rate two pence ........................................... 109
-6601 Barbadoes, Antigua, Jamaica, St. Christopher's, Grenada, Pensacola & Charleston. Schedule ......................... 110
-6602 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Warminster and Westbury ...................................................................... 110
-6603 Tunbridge Wells, Brighthelmstone, Bromley & Sevenoaks. Summer schedule .................................................... 110
-6604 Winchester, Southampton & the Isle of Wight. Three additional posts ................................................................. 110
-6701 Tunbridge Wells, Brighthelmstone, Bromley & Sevenoaks. Summer schedule .................................................... 110
-6702 Isle of Man. Rates. Various other P.O. regulations. (7 Geo 3, cSO) ....................................................................... 111
-6703 Mail robbery. Fraudulent practices by Thomas Walsh, a Letter Carrier in Dublin ............................................. 112
-6801 Members of Parliament. Free franking ....................................................................................................................... 112
-6802 Members of Parliament. Letters and packets to pass free starting March 31st .................................................... 112
-6803 Ireland. Improvement of correspondence for the mail to Ireland ........................................................................... 113 ·
-6804 List of towns where a daily post has been established (1768) .................................................................................. 113
-6805 United States, Barbados & Leeward Islands. Schedule ............................................................................................ 114
-6806 Improvement of the post. Letter carriers to have a ticket on their chest and a printed schedule. Bellmen ...... 115
-6901 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed of the North mail between Stamford and Coltersworth ..................................... 115
-6902 Lost mail bags. Bags were lost or stolen near Maidenhead ..................................................................................... 115
-6903 Isle of Man. Change in schedule of the mail packets between Whitehaven and the Isle of Man ....................... 116
-6904 Stolen bill of exchange. Description of the suspect ................................................................................................... 116

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-7001 Fifty pounds to be given for the apprehension and conviction of mail robbers ..................................................... 117
-7002 Mail robbery. Chester mail attacked and robbed on City road ............................................................................... 117
-7003 Mail robbery. Chichester mail stolen between Newington and Clapham .............................................................. 117
-7004 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Newcastle and Durham ........................................................................... 117
-7005 Mail robbery. Chester mail attacked and robbed on Fenchley Common .............................................................. 118
-7006 Mail robbery. Chester mail attacked and robbed at Highgate Hill ......................................................................... 118
-7007 Seamen's letters. It is recommended to pre-pay letters sent to seamen ................................................................. 118
-7101 Mail robbery. North mail attacked and robbed near Houndsfields ........................................................................ 118
-7102 Missing bags of letters. Tunbridge bag lost or stolen between Sevenoaks and Bromley ..................................... 119
-7103 Mail robbery. Turnbridge mail stolen between Sevenoaks and Bromley by Wm. Lastett ................................... 119
-7201 Salisbury. Schedule of the post from and to ............................................................................................................... 120
-7202 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between St. Ives and Somersham-Heath .............................................................. 121
-7203 Lace. Importation of lace through the mail is forbidden .......................................................................................... 121
-7301 Penny Post. Introduction of the Penny Post in Dublin. List of Receiving Houses ................................................ 121
-7302 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed of the North mail between Stamford and Casterton ........................................... 122
-7401 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Casterton .......................................................................................................... 122
-7402 Mail robbery. Wm Harvey, Deputy Postmaster accused of stealing out of the Post Office ................................ 123
-7403 Mail robbery. Bags of letters stolen from the post office at Loughborough .......................................................... 123
-7404 Members of Parliament can send their letters free starting October 20th ............................................................. 123
-7501 Mail robbery. Theodosius Kimpland, Barnstable Postmaster, suspected of stealing a bill of exchange ............ 123
-7502 List of towns where a daily post has been established (1775) .................................................................................. 123
-7503 North America. After next Wednesday, there will be no regular conveyance of letters ...................................... 125
-7504 Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Steyning and Shoreham ........................................................................... 125
-7505 North America. "Duke of Cumberland" to sail to North & South Carolina, Georgia, &c.on December 16 ..... 125
-7506 North America. "Duke of Cumberland" departure delayed to December 23rd .................................................... 126
-7601 New York. A packet boat to leave on the first Wednesday of every month as formerly ...................................... 126
-7801 Mail robbery. Post boy attacked and robbed near York on the road to Malton ................................................... 126
-7802 Passport are required when going to or coming from Ostend or Helvertsluys ..................................................... 126

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