Page 49 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1690-1699

* 9 2 0 3 NEWS [May 12-16, 1692]

These are to give Notice, That during Their Majesties Fleet being at Sea this Summer, a Post will go constantly every
Day in the Week from the General Letter-Office in London to Portsmouth, except Sundays; from whence Care is taken to
return Answers accordingly: The Conveyance of Letters to and from that place, being to begin upon, and after Wednesday
next, the 18th instant.

* 9 2 0 4 NEWS [June 23-27, 1692]

These are to give Notice, That during the Season of Drinking the Tunbridge Waters, a Post will go thither every day in
the Week from the General Letter-Office in London, from and after this present Monday the 27th instant (Sundays only
excepted), and that Returns will in like manner be made from thence as usual.

* 9301 NEWS [January 12-16, 1693] {Julian Calendar. January 12-16, 1692}

Whereas all Letters sent to Burton upon Trent and the Towns adjacent, did formerly go by Derby Bag, This is to give
notice, that there is now a sealed Bag goes directly to Burton three times a Week by way of Lichfield, and Answers will in
like manner be returned from thence; so that all Persons that send any Letters to Burton, or any Places there adjacent, are
desired to direct them by Burton Bag in Staffordshire.

* 9 3 0 2 NEWS [June 22-26, 1693]

The Season of Drinking the Waters at Tunbridge Wells being now at Hand; This is to give Notice, That a Post will go
thither every day in the Week from the General Post Office in London, except Sundays; and that care is taken in like
manner to make Returns every day from thence, Mondays only excepted. The first Conveyance of such Letters began on
Monday the 26th past.

* 9 4 0 1 NEWS [February 22-26, 1694] {Julian Calendar. February 22-26, 1693}

These are to give Notice, That a Post will, during the War, go every day in the Week (except Sunday) from the
General Letter-Office in London to Sheerness, and will return from thence as well on Sundays as every other day in the
Week.

* 9 4 0 2 NEWS [June 21-25, 1694]

The Season of Drinking the Tunbridge-Wells Waters being now at hand, This is to give notice, that the Post will go
thither from the General Post-Office every day in the Week, except Sundays; and will also return from thence as well on
Sundays as every other day in the Week during the said Season, Mondays only excepted.

* 9 5 0 1 NEWS [June 20-24, 1695]

This is to give Notice, That from the 24th Instant, during the Season for Drinking the Waters at Tunbridge, the Post
will go to Tunbridge-Wells from the General Post-Office every day in the Week, except Sundays, and return from thence as
well on Sundays as every other day, Mondays only excepted.

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