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that no Letters will be taken at the General Post-Office, to go for Spain, or any other Parts by the Way of Corunna, after
Tuesday the 12th Instant inclusive.

--170 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 18, 1717)

The Post-master General of Great Britain, &c. having for the Conveniency of the Gentlemen and Traders between
Exeter and Holsworthy in Devonshire, set up an Additional Stage for carrying and bringing the Letters of Holsworthy,
Hatherly, Bowe, and Places adjacent to and from Exeter three Times a Week; These are to give Notice thereof to all
Persons concerned, and to inform such as have Occasion to write to those Parts, that the Letters of the beforementioned
Towns and Places adjacent, will go from and come to London in the Exeter Bag.
N. B. This new Stage will commence from Tuesday the 25th Instant.

--1 7 0 5 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 25, 1717)

These are to give Notice, that the Post will go every Night (Sundays excepted) from London to Tunbridge, and from
Tunbridge-Wells to London, from Monday the lst of July next inclusive, during the Summer Season, as usual.

--170 6 NEWS (General Post-Office, July 30, 1717)
His Majesty having, at the Application of the Merchants trading to Galicia, Viana and Oporto, and for the Benefit of
His Subjects trading to Spain, been graciously pleased to signifie his Pleasure to the Postmaster-General of Great-Britain,
&c. to re-establish the Correspondence between England and Spain, by the Way of Falmouth and Corunna: These are to
- give Notice, that two Pacquet Boats are settled on that Station, to carry Letters and Passengers between Falmouth and
Corunna, once in every 14 Days; and that Letters for Spain and the Northern Parts of Portugal will be taken at the General
Post-Office in London, on Tuesday the 13th of August next, and from that Day on every other Tuesday.

--180 1 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 28, 1718)

These are to give Notice, that the Post will go every Night (Sundays excepted) from London to Tunbridge, and from
Tunbridge-Wells to London, from Wednesday the 2d Day of July next inclusive, during the Summer Season, as usual.

-·· --180 2 NEWS [July 19-22, 1718]

Whereas at a General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, holden the 17th of this Instant July, at St. Albans in the County
of Hertford, Henry Harper was indicted and found guilty of Counterfeiting the Post Office Stamp, and affixing it to a
Letter, and was Fined and sentenced to stand in the Pillory for the said Offence: This Advertisement is herein inserted as a
- Caution to all Persons against offending in the like Case, the Postmaster-General being determined to prosecute all such
Persons with the utmost Severity.

-- 190 1 NEWS (General-Post-Office, London, May 9, 1719)

His Majesty having, upon the Application of the Merchants trading to Portugal, directed an additional Number of
Pacquet-Boats to be added to those employed on the Lisbon Station, to carry on that Correspondence weekly during the
War with Spain: The Post-Master-General of Great Britain gives Notice, that two Pacquet Boats are accordingly added to
that Station, as was during the last War; and that Letters will be taken in at this Office every Tuesday for any Part of
Portugal, to commence from Tuesday next inclusive, from which time Pacquet Boats will sail weekly between Falmouth and
Lisbon, Wind and Weather permitting.

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