Page 28 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1670-1679

NOTICES FOR THE YEARS 1670-1679

* 7 0 0 1 NEWS (April 11-14, 1670]

Notice is hereby given, that the Post-master General bath for publick convenience caused a half Post to be established,
whereby any person may be horsed at the Post-house at the White Horse in Bafbacan, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
after the 16th day of this instant April, 1670, to ride post from London to Chester without charge of guide at Three pence
the mile, and be likewise horsed in the same manner at the Post-house in Chester to ride post to London . .

* 7101 NEWS [September 28-0ctober 2, 1671]

These are to give notice, that a Post will go every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at six a clock at night from the
Letter Office in London to Newmarket, during His Majesties stay there.

* 7 2 0 1 NEWS [April 29-May 2, 1672]

These are to give notice, that Order is taken for the future, that the Post shall run between London and Harwich, and
between London and Portsmouth every day in the Week but Sundays, to be dispatched at the usual bowers at night.

* 7 2 0 2 NEWS [June 13-17, 1672]

These are to give Notice, That whoever shall have occasion to write to any person on board His Majesties Fleet, may
send their Letters every day in the week but Sunday, to the General Letter-Office in London, by nine of the clock at night,
and the said Letters shall receive all due dispatch.

* 7 2 0 3 NEWS [September 30-0ctober 3, 1672]

We are Commanded to give notice, That a Post is ordered to go every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, at ten
a clock at night to Newmarket, during His Majesties stay there, and to return from thence on the extraordinary days
between Eleven and Twelve.

* 7 2 0 4 NEWS [October 24-28, 1672]

Advertisement from the General Letter-Office in Bishopsgate street in London.

These are to give Notice, that one Mrs. Turner dwelling at the corner House opposite to the end of Suffolk-street
(betwixt Charing Cross and the Hay-market) taking upon her to receive Letters, to be carried (by her) to the General
Letter-Office in Bishopsgatestreet, is not authorised so to do by the said Office; and further, that it is lately discovered by the
said Office, that several Letters delivered and paid for at the said Mrs. Turners House, were never brought to the said
Office, but treacherously made away (and the Money kept by the said Mrs. Turner, or her Agents,) for which offence she is
now prosecuted at Law; Wherefore this Advertisement is given, that all people may take notice of this great abuse, and
have caution not to deliver any Letters to her hereafter; And further, if any body shall find that their Letters (being
delivered to any other Letter-Receivers) shall miscarry; upon notice given (to the general Letter-Office) where, and when
the said Letters were delivered, all diligence and possible endeavors shall be used to discover and punish the offenders
according to Law.

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