Money letters. Regulations

MONEY LETTER OFFICE.

THE Clerks of the Roads having, by Permission of His Majesty's Postmaster General, established an Office for the Transmission of any Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, by the Post, from London to any Part of England; also to Edinburgh and Dublin, and visae versa, and to and from all Places within England; I beg Leave to acquaint you, as well for your own Information, as for the Information of those Persons who may chuse to avail themselves of this Mode of Conveyance instead of transmitting Money in Letters by Post, that it is proposed for the Clerks of the respective Roads to receive any Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, and to give an Order on the Deputy Postmaster of the Town, to which the Money is intended to be remitted, for the Amount, which the Deputy Postmaster will immediately pay.

Where any Sum of Money is desired to be remitted to London, the Deputy Postmaster of the Town is to receive the same, and give an Order at Sight on the Clerk of the Road. - And

Where any Sum of Money is intended to be remitted from one Part of the Kingdom to another, the Deputy Postmaster is to receive the same, and give an Order, payable at Sight, on the Deputy of that Town, where the same is to be paid.

We send herewith a printed Form of the Order and Letter of Advice, which will only require to be filled up, with the Name of the Person who pays the Money, the Name of the Person for whose Use it is intended, the Sum and Date, and to be signed by yourself. The Order must be wrote on such a Stamp as is by Law required on Bills of Exchange, and Notes of the same Amount, for which the Party must pay you.

When you give an Order on any Deputy, you will not only advise him of the same, but likewise the Clerk of your Road, with whom you are always to account, and not with each other.

I am also to acquaint you, that a Balance of the Money Letter Account, between yourself and the Clerk of your Road, is to be struck quarterly, or oftener, if necessary; if it is in your Favor, it will be remitted you by the Clerk of the Road, or paid you as you may direct; if it is against you, you will of Course remit the same.

This being a private Account between you and the Clerk of your Road, it must not be incorporated with any other.

As a Recompence for the Trouble which you will have, you are to receive of the Party sending any Remittance, Three Pence in the Pound, besides the Stamp Duty; and of the Party to whom you pay any Money the like Sum in the Pound; and the Clerk of the Road will, in like Manner for his Trouble, receive the same Poundage, for which he will guarantee the safe Conveyance of the Money.

As the great Object of this Plan is to prevent the Embezzlement of Letters, containing Money sent by Post, the Postmaster- General wish to recommend it to your Attention, and hope you will give every Assistance in your Power.

I am, Sir, Your very obedient humble Servant,
Charles Evans and Thomas Salter.

You are particularly requested to be careful of the printed Orders and Letters of Advice, as their falling into improper Hands may be attended with serious Consequences.