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ADDENDA TO VOLUME 1

* 8 2 0 2 A OTHR (circa 1682)

To prevent the Miscarriage of POST-LEITERS.
THESE are to give notice, That there are divers Persons, as well Shop-keepers (who set out Paper-Lanthorns) as Bell-
men, who pretend to be imployed by the Post-Master-General, to receive Letters to be conveyed to the General-Post-Office,
who do it without any Authority from him, and take a Penny a Letter for their pains; which Persons for their own Profit, stay
to receive such Letters, after those Authorised by the Post-Master-General, are gone to the Office with their Letters, by
which means they come so late to the General Post-Office, that the Gate is shut, and the said Letters are kept by them till the
next Post after. The said Persons do also, when any give them money with Post paid Letters, or Letters to go beyond the
Seas, keep the money, and destroy the Letters, to the great damage of those that trust them.
THEREFORE, all Persons are desired to take notice, That the Letter-receivers imployed by the Post-Master-General to
carry Letters to the Post-Office (who have given security for their fidelity therein) are to receive none after ten of the Clock
at night; their Names are as follow.
Mr Lucy, next the Sun Tavern in Kings-street, Westminster. Mrs. Grone, at the inner Temple-Gate.
Mr. Nott, at the Queens-Arms in the Pall Mall. Mr. Hanison at Lincolns-Inn-Gate.
Mr. PaTtlidge, next door to the Rummer at Charing-cross. Mr. Thatcher, at Grays-Inn-Gate.
Mr. Ledsham, against Northumberland-house. Mr. Place at Fumefulls-Inn-Gate.
Mr. Dormer, at the golden Cock in Panton-street. Mr. Powell, at the Three Tobacco Rolls
Mr. Konbolt, at the Kings-head against the Mews-Gate. at the corner of King-street, Bloomsbury.
Mr. Bentley in Russell-street. Mr. Games, in Charter-house yard.
Mrs. Roberts, in Hungerford buildings in the Strand. Mr. Evans, at the ~ck and Key in Smith-field.
Mr. Loyd, at Salisbury Exchange-Gate in the Strand.

All Letters delivered to any of the above-mentioned Persons, will be carried to the General Post-Office every night.
Also, the Letter-Carriers belonging to the General-Office, are intrusted to bring in Letters thither on Post-nights, having
all of them Authority in writing for the same.
The Post goes (to and fro) every day betwixt London and these places following, Viz. Bristol/, Dover, Deal, and
Colchester, at which places and also all other Towns between them and London on the said Roads, the Letters are constantly
delivered the same dayes they arrive.

-- 5 8 0 1 A NEWS (General Post Office, Edinburgh, April 13, 1758)

NOTICE is hereby given, that there is a packet boat established between Leith and Lerwick in Zetland, for the regular
conveyance of all letters and packets to and from that country, the portage for every single letter to be sixpence, and
proportionally at that rate, exclusive of any other charge: the first packet to be dispatched from Leith on the first day of May
next, and from Lerwick on the first of June, and to be continued regularly every two months respectively, that is, from Leith
on the first days of July, September, November, January, March, and May, and from Lerwick on the first days of August,
October, December, February, April, and June, wind and weather serving.
Wm. JACKSON, Secretary.

-- 6 4 0 5 A OTHR (Penny-Post Office, October 24, 1764)
IT being apprehended that all Miscarriages of Penny-Post Letters are imputed to Negligence in the Office, whereas
Directions frequently cannot be made out, especially to Persons in Lodgings for want of their Landlord's Name, or Sign, as
also many Letters are refused on account of paying the Second Penny due on Delivery according to Act of Parliament. Now.
as a Proof of the Attention paid to the Correspondence of the Public, all Letters returned by the Letter Carriers after Three
Days Inquiry will be sent back, as the inclosed is to the Writer, gratis, if His or Her Place of Residence can be discover'd, to

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