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Houses are established for the Receipt of Letters for the General Post-Office, until Eight o'Clock each Night, at the
following Places within this City, viz.
Menzie's, North Earl-street, No. 26, Meath-street, No. 5, Clare-street.
No. 76, Capel-street, near Bolton-street, No. 88, Bride-street,
No. 153, Church-street, Corner of Arran-Quay, No. 35, Aungier-street,
JOHN LEES, Secretary.

-- 9 2 0 2 0016 (General-Post-Office, London, April Sth, 1792)
Postage of a Single Letter
in British Pence
lnENGIAND.

From any Post-Office in England, to any Place not exceeding one Stage from such Office 2d.
From any Post-Office in England, to any Place above one, and not exceeding two Stages
from such Office, and not passing through London .•••••••••••••••••••••.•..••••••••••••••••• 3d.
From any Post-Office in England, to any Place above two Stages, and not exceeding
80 Miles, and not passing through London ..••••••••••.•.•••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.••• 4d.
From any Post-Office in England, to any Place above 80, and not exceeding 150 Miles,
and not passing through London .•.••.•...•••.••...•••••••••••••••••...••...•..••..•••••••••.• 5d.
From any Post-Office in England, to any Place above 150 Miles, not passing through London •••••••• 6d.

SCOTI.AND.
Between London and Edinburgh, Dumfries, or Cockburnspeth •.•••••.••.•.•..•.•••..••••••••••..••••• 7d.
From any Post-Office in Scotland, to any Place not exceeding one Stage from such Office ..••.•••• 2d.
From any Post-Office in Scotland, to any Place in the same Kingdom above one Stage,
and not exceeding 50 Miles, and not passing through Edinburgh ••.••••••••••••••••••••••.•.••• 3d.
From any Post-Office in Scotland, to any Place in the same Kingdom above 50,
and not exceeding 80 Miles, and not passing through Edinburgh ••.•.•••••..••.....••••••••••.. 4d.
From any Post-Office in Scotland, to any Place in the same Kingdom above 80,
and not exceeding 150 Miles, and not passing through Edinburgh ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 5d.
From any Post-Office in Scotland, to any Place/above 150 Miles, ~"
and not passing through Edinburgh .••...•• '. •••.•••••••••••••••••••••...••.•••••••••••••••••.• 6d.
Between Port Patrick in Scotland, and Donaghadee in Ireland, by Packet-Boats,
over and above all other Rates ••••.••••.••.•••••••••••••.••..•••••••••••••••••••....•••••••• 2d.
Letters to and from any Part of England and any Part of Scotland,
not passing through London, Edinburgh, Dumfries or Cockburnspeth, are not chargeable,
if Single, higher than •••..••••.••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••••• 7d.
Letters to and from Glasgow, or the intermediate Places by Carlisle, are not to pay
an higher Rate of Postage, than if sent through Edinburgh.

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