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Mail robbery. Bath mail robbed in his way to Petty France, Gloucestershire

General Post-Office, July 26, 1762
Raguin Code: NEWS –6206

WHEREAS the Post-Boy bringing the Mail from Bath, was on the 22d Inst. between the Hours of Ten and Eleven o'Clock at Night, attacked in his Way to Petty France in Gloucestershire, and robbed by Three Footpads, in Sailors' Habits, of the Mail; containing the following Bags, viz. the Bag from Bath for London, and also the Bye-Bags from Bath for Cirencester, Tedbury, Farringdon, and Oxford.

This is to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the Persons concerned in committing the said Robbery (of whom no particular Descriptions are as yet come to Hand) will be entitled to a Reward of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, over and above the Reward given by Act of Parliament: Or if any Person or Persons, whether an Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make Discovery, whereby any of the Persons concerned in the same may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer or Discoverers shall, upon Conviction of any of the Parties, be entitled to the same Reward of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, and also have his Majesty's most Gracious Pardon.

HENRY POTTS, Secretary.