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Money letters. Money orders. Regulations

0024 General Post Office, January 1, 1793
Raguin Code: –9301

Money-Letter Office.

To prevent the loss frequently sustained by the Public, of Letters containing Money put into the Post Office, the Clerks of the Roads, in the General Post Office, by Permission of His Majesty's Postmaster General,

Give this Public Notice.

That a Clerk will attend Daily at their Office, in the General Post Office, from Nine in the Morning until Seven in the Evening, who will receive from those Persons, who may chuse to avail themselves of this Mode of Conveyance, instead of transmitting Money in Letters by the Post, any Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, and will give an Order, payable at Sight, on the Deputy Post Master of the Town where the Remittance is required to be paid, if in England; if in Dublin, on Mr. WILLIAM ARMIT, of the General Post Office, Dublin; and if in Edinburgh, on Mr. MARTIN MOWBRAY, of the General Post Office, Edinburgh: The Deputy Post Masters in the Country, Mr. ARMIT and Mr. MOWBRAY, will, in like Manner, receive any Money, and give an Order at Sight on-the Clerk of their respective Roads in London.

And the Deputy Post Master of each Post Town in England will receive any Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Guineas, and give an Order on the Post Master of any other Town within England, where the remittance is required to be paid.

As a Recompence to the several Persons employed in this Undertaking, it is proposed, that the Remitter of any Money shall pay Four-pence in the Pound, if the Order be issued from or payable at London, but if passing between Country Towns, Six-pence is to be paid in like Manner for every Pound; and for this Recompence the Clerks of the Roads undertake to guarantee the safe Conveyance of the Remittance.

EDMUND BARNES, ISAAC HENRY CABANES, CHARLES COLTSON,
WILLIAM OGILVY, SAMUEL ARDRON, CHARLES EVANS.