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NOTICES FOR THE YEARS 1730-1739

-- 3001 NEWS (General Post Office, March 3, 1730) {Julian Calendar. March 3, 1729}
Whereas the Post Boy in carrying the Bristol Mail of Saturday last from London, was set upon and robbed by a Single
Person on Foot, about Four o'Clock on Sunday morning, betwixt Knightsbridge and Kensington. The Postmaster-General
thinks proper to make it publickly known, that whoever shall apprehend the Person who committed this Robbery, will, upon
his Conviction be entitled to a Reward of Two hundred Pounds, besides the Reward by Act of Parliament for apprehending
of Highwaymen: Or if any one Accomplice in the said Robbery shall make a Discovery of the Person who committed the
Fact, such Accomplice will be entitled to the said Reward of Two hundred Pounds, and also have the King's most Gracious
Pardon.
The Person who committed this Robbery is described to be a lusty Man in a dark coloured Riding Coat: He carried
away all the Bags of the Mail upon the Post Horse, which was taken up in Long-acre as a Stray sometime after the
Robbery.

-- 3 0 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 27, 1730)

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 29th of this Instant June, during the Summer Season, as usual.

--3 0 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, August 31, 1730)

Whereas the Post-Boy bringing the Bristol Mail to London, was set upon and Robbed by a single Person on Foot,
about Nine o'Clock last Night, half a Mile before he came to Maidenhead; The Post-Master General thinks proper to make
it publickly known, that whoever shall apprehend the Person who committed this Robbery, will, upon his Conviction be
entitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, besides the Reward by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen:
Or if any one Accomplice in the said Robbery shall make a Discovery of the Person who committed the Fact, such
Accomplice will be entitled to the said Reward of Two hundred Pounds, and also have the King's most Gracious Pardon.
The Person who committed this Robbery, is described to be a lusty Man, he carried off the following Bags, viz. Bristol,
Bath, Bruton, Tinehead, Froom, Calne, Marlborough, Ramsbury, Newbury, Reading, Hungerford, Great-Bedwin,
Uphaven, Netherhaven, Aimsbury, Lavington, Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford, Warminster, Shipton Mallet, Pusey, Wells.

--3101 NEWS (General-Post-Office, June 18, 1731)

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 Twenty First Instant, during the Summer Season as usual.

-- 3201 NEWS (General Post-Office, January 5, 1732) {Julian Calendar: January 5, 1731}

Whereas a Letter dated the 3d Instant, and signed P. A. C. is come to Hand: This is to acquaint the Person who wrote
it, upon his performing what he therein offers, shall have all due Encouragement.
W. ROUSE, Secretary.

-- 3 2 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, April 24, 1732)

Whereas the Post Boy bringing the Bristol and Gloucester Mails to London, was set upon and robbed by a single
Person on Foot, between Two and Three a Clock this Morning, two Miles before he came to Hounslow:

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