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lying against the Red House at Deptford, with her Furniture of Guns and other Stores as specified in the Inventory, which
is to be seen on Board the said Vessel, at the General Post-Office, and at the Place of Sale.
-- 1 3 0 5 NEWS (August 29-September 1, 1713]
These are to give notice, that on Friday the llth Instant, by Order of Her Majesty's Postmaster General, will be
exposed to Sale by the Candle at Lloyd's Coffee-house in Lombard-street, the Queen Packet-Boat, now lying against the
Red-house at Deptford, with her Furniture of Guns and other Stores, as specify'd in the Inventory, which is to be seen on
Board the said Vessel, at the General Post-Office, and at the Place of Sale.
--13 0 6 NEWS (October 10-13, 1713]
These are to give Notice, That on Wednesday the 14th Instant, at 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon, by Order of Her
Majesty's Postmaster General, will be exposed to Sale by the Candle, at Lloyd's Coffee-house in Lombard-street, the Union
Packet-Boat, now lying at Anchor against the Red-house at Deptford, with all her Guns, Stores, Furniture, Tackle, and
Apparel. Inventories whereof are to be seen on Board the said Vessel, at the General Post-Office in Lombard-street, and at
the Place of Sale.
--13 0 7 NEWS [General-Post-Office, Dublin, December 15-19, 1713]
That the Treaty of Correspondence by Letters between the Queen's Dominions and France, is now settled, and that
Packet-Boats are appointed to carry the Mails between Dover and Callais; therefore all Letters directed for France, will be
received at any of the Post-Offices in this Kingdom, to be forwarded by way of London; the Postage of such Letters from
the Office they are put in at, to London, being first paid; and for such Letters as are directed to pass through France to
Italy, Turkey, Spain, and Portugal, there must be paid over and above the Port to London, such Rates as is specified in the
Printed Instructions, which each Deputy Post-Master has by him, to shew to all People that shall require it.
--13 0 8 NEWS [December 22-26, 1713]
These are to give Notice, That the Correspondence by Letters being opened between Great Britain and France,
Mondays and Thursdays are the Days appointed for receiving Letters, at the General Post-Office of London, for France,
and for Italy, Turky, Spain and Portugal, passing through France.
--1401 NEWS [March 9-13, 1714] {Julian Calendar: March 9-13, 1713}
Whereas a Letter of the lOth Instant, directed to the Post-Master General, signed T.L. has been received; if the
Person who writ the same will attend the said Post-Master General, and make out what he has alledged therein, he shall
meet with all due Encouragement.
--1402 NEWS [June 15-19, 1714]
These are to give notice, That a Packet-Boat being appointed to go between Marseilles and Port Mahon, for the
conveyance of Letters and Packets between Great Britain and the Island of Minorca in the Mediterranean, Letters will be
taken in at the General Post-Office for the said Island every Monday and Thursday, being the Post Days for France; the
Postage whereof (besides the Post payable at Port Mahon) is establish'd according to the following Rates, viz.
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