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The Post Master General thinks proper to make it publicly known, that whoever shall apprehend the Person who
committed this Robbery, will upon his Conviction be intitled 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 intitled to the said Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and
also have the King's most gracious Pardon.
The Person who committed the Robbery was mask'd, and is described to be a little Man in a whitish Shag Coat, with
black Stockings, and seem'd to have a Wig on.
He carried off the following Bags.

Bristol Froome Tewxbury Haverfordwest
Bath Devizes Ledbury Tenby
Chippenham Nettlebed Ross Carmarthen
Caln \Jallingford Hereford Pembroke
Marlborough Abingdon Leominster Swanzey
Newbury \Jantage Prestein Usk
Hungerford Farringdon Stroud Neath
Rams bury North leach Landi lo Cardiff
Reading Leach lade Hay Abergavenny
Henley Highworth Llandovery Monmouth
Maidenhead Cirencester Cardigan
\Jindsor Gloucester Brecon

-- 3 2 0 3 NEWS (General Post Office, July 14, 1732)
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 17th of this Instant July, during the Summer Season, as usual.

-- 3 3 0 1 NEWS (General Post-Office, July 3, 1733)

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 9th Day of this Instant July, during the Summer Season, as usual.

-- 3 4 0 1 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 27, 1734)

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 First of July, during the Summer Season, as usual.

-- 3 5 0 1 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 26, 1735)

This is 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 30th of June Instant, inclusive, during the Summer Season, as usual.

-- 3 6 0 1 NEWS (General Post Office, June 30, 1736)

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 5th of July next, during the Summer Season, as usual.

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