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1710-1719

--190 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 27, 1719)

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 lst of July next inclusive, during the Summer Season, as usual.

--190 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, July 24, 1719)

Whereas the Bristol Mail dispatched from thence on Wednesday the 22d Instant, at Twelve at Night, was this Morning
between Twelve and One robbed on the Road betwixt Colebrook and Longford, by one Highway-Man, who was mounted
on a black Horse, wearing a Cinnamon coloured Coat, a fair Horse-hair Peruke, pretty well set, and about five Foot six
Inches high, who tied the Post-Boy and opened the Bath and Bristol Bags, and took several Letters out of them, and then
rode off, as the Boy apprehended, towards Colebrook: These are therefore to give Notice, that whoever apprehends the
Person concerned in this Robbery, so as to have him convicted of the same, shall receive a Reward of 50 Guineas, to be
paid by the Receiver-General of the Post-Office in London, over and above the Reward directed by Act of Parliament for -
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apprehending of Highway-Men.

-- 1 9 0 4 NEWS [July 21-25, 1719]

Whereas the Mail from Bristol was robbed the 24th Instant, of several Letters, amongst which (as 'tis supposed) was
one directed to Mr. Abraham Henckell, with the following accepted Bills, payable in London to him or Order, viz. 1 for
£160, 2 for £100 each, on Mr. Price Webb. 2 for £150 each, 1 for £127 10s. on Mr. Robert Smith, 1 for £140 on Mr. Aullin
Goodwin, 1 for £75 10s. on Mr. Joseph Beck. This is therefore to caution every one not to Discount or take in Payment the
said Bills or any of them, as not being indorsed by the said Mr. Abraham Henckell; and whosoever will bring them to his
House in Lawrence Pountney-lane, Cannon-street, shall have one Guinea Reward, and no Questions asked, they being of
no Use to any but the Owner.

-- 1 9 0 5 NEWS [August 15-18, 1719]

Whereas frequent Abuses have been committed upon the Cross-Roads between Exeter, Chester, Shrewsbury, Bristol
and Oxford, by the Riding Boys, or others, who feloniously open the Mail, and take out Letters, altering the Bill and
Charge: This is therefore to give Notice to all Merchants, Tradesmen, or others, not to receive any Post Letters of any
Person but such who are authorised and employed by the several Post-Masters on the said Cross Roads, to carry and
deliver Letters; and all other Persons who shall offer to deliver Letters and demand Postage, to apprehend or cause to be
apprehended, that they may be brought to Justice for such villainous Practice, which is not only a lessening of the Revenue,
but infinitely prejudicial to all Persons corresponding by Post Letters.

--190 6 NEWS (General-Post-Office, London, November 18, 1719)

Whereas the Bristol Mail, dispatched from thence on Monday the 16th Instant, at Twelve at Night, was this Morning,
about One, robbed upon the Road, two Miles on this side Maidenhead, by one Highwayman, wearing a dark brown Riding-
Coat, a red and white worsted Cap, of a ruddy Complexion, pretty well set, about five Foot six Inches high, and about 50
Years of Age, who tied the Post-Boy, and opened the Bath, Bristol and Maidenhead Bags, and took several Letters out of
them. These are therefore to give Notice, that whoever apprehends the Person concerned in this Robbery, so as to have
him convicted of the same, shall receive a Reward of one hundred Guineas, to be paid by the Receiver General of the Post-
Office in London, over and above the Reward directed by the Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen.

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