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-- 3 8 0 6 NEWS (Bank, December 14, 1738)

Upon a Representation from His Majesty's Postmaster-General, That it is apprehended that the Expectation of finding
Bank Bills in the Letters, gives Encouragement to the frequent Robbery of the Mails; The Bank of England, to contribute
what in them lies to put a Stop thereto, and to render their Bills of no Significancy or Value to those who are guilty of such
flagitious Practices, do declare, That for the Benefit and Security of those who have Occasion to transact Money Affairs in
the Country, they will from and after the First Day of January next (instead of Three Days Sight Bills) give to such as desire
the same, their Bills payable at Seven Days after Sight to or Order, whereby in Case of a Robbery, the Proprietors
will have Time to give Notice thereof; and if the Indorsements are duly filled up, as they expect they should, they can be of no
Use or Service but to the right Owners.
And whereas they may fall into those Hands who may be ignorant of the Fonn of endorsing them, a Bank Indorsement
will be printed on the Back for the Parties to fill up, and to be repeated as often as Occasion requires.

--3901 NEWS (General Post-Office, March 15, 1739) {Julian Calendar. March 15, 1738}

Whereas a Letter was brought to the General Post-Office on Wednesday Night last, signed A, B, C, directed to the
Postmaster General, wherein the Persons concerned in writing the said Letter do assert, That they have discovered very
considerable Frauds and Abuses in the Revenue of the Post-Office, and propose to make good their Allegations upon
Assurance of Protection and suitable Encouragement: The Postmaster General does hereby promise all suitable
Encouragement and Protection to the said Persons, if they shall plainly make appear what is pretended in the said Letter.
J. D. BARBUTT.

-- 3 9 0 2 NEWS (April 30, 1739)

Whereas the Post-Boy, who was bringing the grand West Mail up to London, was set upon the 29th Instant in the
Morning, between Crookhorn and Sherborn, by one Man, who snapt a Pistol at him, and obliged him to dismount, and then
bound him Hand and Foot, and rode off with the Mail, which contained the following Bags, viz. The Plymouth, Exeter,
Launceston, Dartmouth, Bodmyn, Ashburton, Totness, Barnstaple, with the Bags of that Branch; Cambleford,
Oakhampton, St. Cullum's, Truroe, Crookhorn, Lyme, Axminster, Wellington, Minehead, Taunton, Ilminster, Bridport,
Chard, Tiverton, Honiton, and Y eovill:
This is to give Notice, that any Person or Persons who shall apprehend the said Highwayman, or Person who
committed the said Robbery, will, upon his being convicted, be entitled to the 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 entituled to the said Reward of Two Hundred
Pounds, and also have the King's most gracious Pardon.
J. D. BARBUTT, Secretary.

-- 3 9 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, May 2, 1739)

Since the Publishing of the Advertisement of the 30th of April, the Post-Master General having received a further
Information and Description of the Person who committed the Robbery therein mentioned, it is thought necessary to
acquaint the Publick with the same.
Whereas the Post-Boy bringing the West Mail to London, was, on Saturday the 28th of April, about Half an Hour past
Eleven o'Clock at Night, in the Road between Haselborough and East-Chinnock near Broadbridge, stopt by a Man, who
asked him, if he was the Post, clapp'd a Pistol to his Head, led the Boy and Horse into a little Lane that leads to Middle
Chinnock, and then dismounted him, and tied his Hands behind him and Legs together, mounted the Horse, and carried off
the Mail with the following Bags, viz.
Plymouth, Exeter, Lanceston, Dartmouth, Bodmin, Ashburton, Totness, Camelford, Okehampton, St. Collomb's, Truro,
Crewkherne, Lyme, Axminster, Wellington, Minehead, Taunton, !!minster, Bridport, Chard, Tiverton, Honiton and Barnstable.
The Post Master General thinks proper to make it publickly known, That whoever shall apprehend the Person who
committed this Robbery, will, upon Conviction, be entitled to a Reward of Two hundred Pounds, besides the Reward by

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