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Penny Post. Correspondence will go even on Whitsuntide and other holy days

May 21-24, 1683
Raguin Code: NEWS *8303

The Officers of the Penny-Post, Established by Authority, do give Notice, That whereas the former Practice of keeping Holy-days at Whitsontide, &c. has been found to be prejudicial to Correspondence, (for the advantage of the Publick) they are willing to give their Attendance on those days as at other times: But by reason many of the Letter-Receivers are Tradesmen, whose Shops will be shut up, such Persons who write Letters (in the Holy-days) are desired to leave them (where Shops are not open) at such Coffee-Houses known to be appointed by the Office, that they may be Collected and delivered in due time.