Page 227 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1790-1799

"And also that it shall be lawful for such Postmaster-General, and his Deputies, to demand and take for every letter
and packet which shall be delivered to him or his Deputies for conveyance in the manner before specified, a sum not less
than one half part of the duties payable by law for such letters and packets if the same were conveyed by packet boats. And
in cases where no rate of postage is already established, then to demand and take for such letters and packets, rates as near
as the same can be ascertained, equal to one half of what is now paid for letters sent beyond the seas.
"And that it shall be lawful for such Postmaster-General to demand and take for every letter and packet which shall be
brought by ships and vessels (other than packet boats) from places within his Majesty's dominions, and from all countries
beyond the seas into Great Britain, to be conveyed by Inland Postage or carriage, Fourpence for every single letter, and so
in J?roportion for packets, in addition to any inland or internal postage which may arise upon the inland conveyance of such
letters and packets.
''.And for the encouragement of the Masters of such ship or vessels, it shall be lawful for the Postmaster-General to
allow all such Masters the sum of Twopence a letter or packet upon all such letters and packets as they shall have or take
on board such vessel or vessels, provided such letters and packets shall have been delivered to them from the Post Office; -
And in like manner on their arrival from parts beyond the seas, on their delivering unto the Deputy or Deputies of the
Postmaster-General for such place or post town at which they shall touch or arrive, it shall be lawful to pay such Masters of
ships and vessels Twopence a letter or packet, for all such letters and packets as they shall have on board, provided that
such letters and packets shall have been regularly delivered unto the Masters by the Deputies of the Postmaster-General, or
any other persons to be authorised by him at the place or post town from whence such ships or vessels have sailed or
departed.
An Office, to be called a SHIP LETIER OFFICE, will therefore be opened at the GENERAL Posr OFFICE, on the lOth of
September, where attendance will be given from 10 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon, (Sundays excepted) to receive such
letters as may be brought for conveyance under this Act, and to give all necessary information to the Public. Letters will also be
received and bags made up at the following Coffee-Houses: Lloyd's, Jamaica and New England.
FRANCIS FREELING, Sec.

-- 9 9 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, September 11, 1799)

Notice is hereby given, that LETIERS addressed to Persons serving with the Army under the Command of Field-
Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, will be received at the Ship Letter Office on Thursday in each Week, and
that such Letters will be forwarded in Bags sealed up, by the first Conveyance.
A Half Rate of Postage, under the Act of the 39th of his present Majesty, will be demanded upon all Letters addressed
to Officers and Others; - but those directed to Private Soldiers will be forwarded for One Penny each Letter, under the Act
of the 35th of his present Majesty.
FRANCIS FREELING, Sec.

-9 9 0 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, September U, 1799)

SEVERAL Letters, containing Bills of Exchange, put into the Post-Office at Chelmsford, having been stolen, and some
of the Bills lately found at the Door of that Post-Office: His Majesty's Postmaster-General hereby offer a Reward of FIFlY
POUNDS to any Person who shall make Discovery, so that the Offender may be brought to Justice; and the Name of the
Party shall be kept secret, if required.
Any Accomplice making the Discovery, will be entitled to the same Reward, and will also receive his Majesty's most
gracious Pardon.
FRANCIS FREELING, Sec.

-- 9 9 0 5 NEWS (General Post-Office, September 16, 1799)
IF the Person who on Wednesday last, the llth inst. put a Letter into the General Post-Office, in Lombard-street,
directed to Mrs. Simpson, at the Post-Office, Chelmsford, will give Information within Ten Days from whom he received the
said Letter, so that the Writer thereof may be discovered, he will immediately receive a Reward of TEN GillNEAs; and the

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