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-- 4 3 0 6 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, August 18, 1743)

POST-CHAISES between London and Dover, and London and Tunbridge-Wells.

This is to acquaint the Publick, that the several Post-masters on the Road between London and Dover, and London
and Tunbridge-Wells, are ready to furnish Gentlemen, or others, with Post-Chaises, safe, easy, and well secured from the
Weather, upon as short Warning as for Post-Horses, at any Hour, either of the Day or Night. Gentlemen who have
Occasion to go Post on the above Roads, are desired to apply to Mr. Baldwin, at the George Inn in the Borough of
Southwark.
A Post-Chaise may be had at any of the Stages on the Dover and Tunbridge-Wells Roads, to go Part, or all the Way,
for one or more Stages, for those who do not chuse to travel in the Night.
N. B. All Gentlemen that travel in Post-Chaises of their own upon the Roads where Post-Chaises are already set up,
by the Authority of this Office, may be supplied with Horses, at the several Stages on those Roads, at the Rate of Nine
Pence per Mile.
GEO. SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4 3 0 7 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, October 24, 1743)

Whereas the Troops of Great Britain are marching, or march'd, into their Winter Quarters in the Austrian
Netherlands; This is to inform the Publick, that all Letters directed for the Officers, Soldiers, and others belonging to, or
attending on the said Army, will be sent from this Office free of the Foreign Postage, and that only the Inland Postage will
be demanded for such Letters, so address'd or directed to the Army aforesaid, as comes from out of the several Parts of the
Country, without which Inland Postage the said Letters will not be forwarded.
GEO. SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4 3 0 8 NEWS (General Post-Office, November 1, 1743)

POST-CHAISES between London and Salisbury.

This is to acquaint the Publick, that the several Post-masters on the Road between London and Salisbury, are ready to
furnish Gentlemen, or others, with Post-Chaises, safe, easy, and well secured from the Weather, upon as short Warning as
for Post-Horses, at any Hour, either of the Day or Night. Gentlemen who have Occasion to go Post on the above Roads,
are desired to apply to Mr. William Miller, Post-Master, at the White Bear in Piccadilly.
A Post-Chaise may be had at any of the Stages on the Salisbury Road, to go Part, or all the Way, for one or more
Stages, for those who do not chuse to travel in the Night.
N. B. All Gentlemen that travel in Post-Chaises of their own upon the Roads where Post-Chaises are already set up,
by the Authority of this Office, may be supplied with Horses, at the several Stages on those Roads, at the Rates of Nine-
Pence per Mile.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4401 NEWS (General-Post-Office, London, January 12, 1744) {Julian Calendar. January 12, 1743}

Whereas the Post-Boy carrying the North Mail from Hundington to Stilton, was Yesterday, the llth Instant, about Six
in the Evening, attacked on the Highway at a Place called Stangate Hole, by a single Highwayman, who presented a Pistol
to the Post-Boy's Breast, and carried off the following Bags, viz. Durham, Hull, Boston, Falkingham, Lincoln, Homcastle,
Louth, Spalding, Stamford, Bourn and Peterborough.
The Person who committed this Robbery is a lusty Man, and had on a large dark Frock over his Coat, his Face was
covered with Black, and he rode on a dark Sorrel Horse with a White Face, and made off for the Biggleswade Road.
This therefore is to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted,
the Person who committed this Robbery, will be entitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, over and above the Reward
given by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen; or if any Person or Persons, whether Accomplice in the said

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