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-- 9 2 0 8 0021 (General Post-Office, October 1, 1792)

MONEY LETrER OFFICE.

THE Clerks of the Roads having, by Pennission of His Majesty's Postmaster General, established an Office for i ~
Transmission of any Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, by the Post, from London to any Part of England; also· •
Edinburgh and Dublin, and visae versa, and to and from all Places within England; I beg Leave to acquaint you, as well •
your own Infonnation, as for the Infonnation of those Persons who may chuse to avail themselves of this Mode of Conveyan
instead of transmitting Money in Letters by Post, that it is proposed for the Clerks of the respective Roads to receive any Sum
Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, and to give an Order on the Deputy Postmaster of the Town, to which the Money:
intended to be remitted, for the Amount, which the Deputy Postmaster will immediately pay.
U'here any Sum of Money is desired to be remitted to London, the Deputy Postmaster of the Town is to receive the sa ,,
and give an Order at Sight on the Clerk of the Road. - And
U'here any Sum of Money is intended to be remitted from one Part of the Kingdom to another, the Deputy Postmaster r
to receive the same, and give an Order, payable at Sight, on the Deputy of that Town, where the same is to be paid.
We send herewith a printed Fonn of the Order and Letter of Advice, which will only require to be filled up, with the Na ?!
of the Person who pays the Money, the Name of the Person for whose Use it is intended, the Sum and Date, and to be signed ~1
yourself. The Order must be wrote on such a Stamp as is by Law required on Bills of Exchange, and Notes of the sa 1?1
Amount, for which the Pany must pay you.
U'hen you give an Order on any Deputy, you will not only advise him of the same, but likewise the Clerk of your Ro ~
with whom you are always to account, and not with each other.
I am also to acquaint you, that a Balance of the Money Letter Account, between yourself and the Clerk of your Road, is >
be struck quarterly, or oftener, if necessary; if it is in your Favor, it will be remitted you by the Clerk of the Road, or paid you , r
you may direct; if it is against you, you will of Course remit the same.
This being a private Account between you and the Clerk of your Road, it must not be incorporated with any other.
As a Recompence for the Trouble which you will have, you are to receive of the Pany sending any Remittance, Th ~
Pence in the Pound, besides the Stamp Duty; and of the Pany to whom you pay any Money the like Sum in the Pound; and t ?
Clerk of the Road will, in like Manner for his Trouble, recei ve the same Poundage, for which he will guarantee the s '
Conveyance of the Money.
As the great Object of this Plan is to prevent the Embezzlement of Letters, containing Money sent by Post, the Postmas r
General wish to recommend it to your Attention, and hope you will give every Assistance in your Power.
I am, Sir, Your very obedient humble Servant,
Charles Evans and Thomas Salter.
You are particularly requested to be careful of the printed Orders and Letters of Advice, as their falling into impro
Hands may be attended with serious Consequences.

-- 9 2 0 9 NEWS (Money Letter-Office, General Post-Office, October 6, 1792)
To prevent the Loss frequently sustained by the Public of Letters containing Money put into the Post-Office, t
Clerks of the Roads in the General Post-Office, by Permission of His Majesty's Post-Master General, give this Pub
Notice, that a Clerk will attend Daily at their Office in the General Post-Office, from Nine in the Morning till Three in t
Afternoon, who will receive from those Persons, who may chuse to avail themselves of this Mode of Conveyance, instead
transmitting Money in Letters by the Post, any Sum of Money not exceeding Five Guineas, and will give an Order payab
at Sight on the Deputy Post-Master of the Town where the Remittance is required to be paid, if in England; if in Dublin,
Mr. Armit, of the General Post-Office, Dublin; and if in Edinburgh, on Mr. Mowbray, of the General Post-Offic
Edinburgh: The Deputy Post-Masters in the Country, Mr. Armit and Mr. Mowbray will, in like Manner, receive a
Money, and give an Order at Sight on the Clerk of their respective Roads in London.
And the Deputy Post-Master of each Post Town in England will receive any Sum of Money, not exceeding Fi :
Guineas, and give an Order on the Post-Master of any other Town within England, where the Remittance is required to
paid.
As a Recompence to the several Persons employed in this Undertaking, it is proposed that the Remitter of any Mon •
shall pay Three Pence in the_ Pound, and the Party to whom remitted the like Poundage, over and above the Stamp Du•

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