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1740-1749

And whereas, his Majesty's Postmaster General have settled and established Packet-Boats, to carry, recarry and convey,
Letters and Packets to and from England, to and from the Islands of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Antegoa, Monserrat, Nevis, and
St. Christopher's, in America;
This publick Notice is hereby given thereof, to warn all Persons whatsoever from presuming to take upon them to act
contrary to the Intent and true Meaning of the said Statute, and from presuming, under any Colour or Pretence whatsoever, to
collect, receive, take up, order, dispatch, convey, carry, recarry, or deliver any Letter or Letters, Packet or Packets of
Letters, (except as in and by the said Act is excepted) that for the future may be directed to, or come from any of the Islands
above-mentioned (without a lawful Authority first had and obtained from his Majesty's Postmaster General for that Purpose)
as they would avoid such Prosecutions as may and must ensue for the Recovery of such Penalties as are inflicted by the said
Act for all and every Offence or Offences above specified and recited.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4 5 O 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, November 12, 1745)

Whereas a Number of Pacquet Boats have been, for some Time past, appointed, and are now almost prepared to take
on board of them His Majesty's Mails of Letters and Packets for the West Indies;
Publick Notice is hereby given to all Merchants, and all others in general whom it may concern, That all Letters and
Packets for the Islands of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Antegoa, Montserrat, Nevis, and St. Christophers, will, for the Time to
come, be taken in and received, at this Office, upon the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of every Week of the Year
throughout, upon their being paid for after the Rates settled by Act of Parliament, viz.
For a Single Letter, ••••••.•••••.••.•••••• 1s. 6d.
A Double Letter, ....•••••.•..••••...•• 3s. Od.
A Treble Letter, ..•••••...••••...••••• 4s. 6d.
An Ounce, •••....•••••.•••••••..•••••.. 6s. Od.
And farther Notice is hereby given, That the Mails to contain the Bags of Letters, for the several Islands above, will be
constantly made up at this Office, upon the last Saturday of every Month of the Year, to commence the last Saturday of this
present Month, in order to be forwarded by the Post of that Night to Falmouth, where the said Pacquets are to be
stationed, and from whence they are, in Turn, to sail for the West-Indies as aforesaid, Wind and Weather permitting, upon
the Thursday next after the last Saturday of every Month of the Year.
Letters or Packets for the West-Indies will be taken in at the several Receiving-Houses in Town, and Post-Houses in
the Country.
N. B. The full Port or Postage of the above Letters and Package must be paid into this Office, at the Time of
Delivery, or they will not be forwarded from hence.
The same is to be understood of such of them as are or may be put into Receiving-Houses in Town, or Offices in the
Country.
The Inland Postage to London must be also paid for all West-India Letters from the Country, or they will not be
forwarded.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4601 NEWS (General-Post-Office, February 28, 1746) {Julian Calendar. February 28, 1745}

All Gentlemen and others who Trade or Correspond with the Levant, are hereby desired to take Notice, That
according to Advice transmitted to this Office, their Letters for the Levant, will, for the future, be constantly forwarded
from Vienna to Semlin upon the first Wednesday or Saturday of every Month, (computing after the Manner of the New
Stile) as the one or the other of those Days shall fall out at the Beginning of each Month. And that from Semlin their
Letters will, for the future, be directly forwarded to Constantinople with all Speed and without Delay.
N. B. It will be necessary their said Letters should be ready to set out from Holland about the 20th of every Month,
New Stile, that they may not lose the Benefit of this Conveyance.
GEO. SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

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