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Listing of Notices 1790 to 1799

References at right are the codes from the Raguin book.

Mail robbery. Mail robbed on Flusco Common between Penrith and Keswick
General Post-Office, March 1, 1790
NEWS –9002
Bank notes. They should be cut in half to prevent robberies
General Post-Office, April 3, 1790
NEWS –9003
Allowance to carry mail. Increase in the allowance from 3d. to 4½d. per mile
0015 General Post-Office, June 17, 1790
–9004
Allowance to carry mail. Increase in the allowance from 3d. to 4½d. per mile (Notice)
0015 General Post-Office, June 17, 1790
–9005
Members of Parliament. Mail can now pass free
General Post-Office, June 19, 1790
NEWS –9006
Mail robbery. William Lownds or Lowins suspected in the Penrith-Keswick mail robbery
General Post-Office, June 23, 1790
NEWS –9007
Mail robbery. William Lownds or Lowins suspected in the Penrith-Keswick mail robbery
General Post-Office, July 6, 1790
NEWS –9008
Mail robbery. Mail stolen outside the Post Office in St. Alban's
General Post Office, April 2, 1791
NEWS –9101
Mail robbery. Mail robbed between Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead
General Post-Office, Saturday, May 28, 1791
NEWS –9102
Mail robbery and murder. Mail robbed between Warrington and Manchester
General Post-Office, Monday, September 19, 1791
NEWS –9103
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. New schedule for the winter
General Post-Office, October 22, 1791
NEWS –9104
Table showing daily despatch to England from Dublin
0015A General Post-Office, Dublin, February 2, 1792
–9201
Postage rates. Domestic, colonial & foreign
0016 General-Post-Office, London, April 5th, 1792
–9202
Mail robbery. Spence Broughton and John Oxley indicted in Cambridge for mail robbery
General Post-Office, April 14, 1792
NEWS –9203
Illegal conveyance of mail. A Warning
0017 General Post-Office, August 10, 1792
–9204
Caution to post-boys
0018 undated, circa September, 1792?
–9205
Money letters. Drafts payable to bearer should be cut in halves
0019 General-Post-Office, September 22, 1792
–9206
Money letters should be delivered to the Postmaster & be entered in the Letter Bill
0020 General Post-Office, September 24, 1792
–9207
Money letters. Regulations
0021 General Post-Office, October 1, 1792
–9208
Money order created by the Clerks of the Road
Money Letter-Office, General Post-Office, October 6, 1792
NEWS –9209
West Indies. New schedule of mail service
General Post-Office, November 3, 1792
NEWS –9210
Late fee. Time of closing of post offices
0022 Post-Office, Liverpool, December 5, 1792
–9211
Money letters. Money orders. Regulations
0024 General Post Office, January 1, 1793
–9301
Mail robbery. Sarah Liddiard escaped from jail
General Post-Office, March 15, 1793
NEWS –9302
Dead letters. Missent, dead & returned letter forms
0026 General-Post-Office, March 20, 1793
–9303
Various regulations. Keeping clean arms. No one riding on mail boxes, &c
0027 General Post-Office, March 25, 1793
–9304
Milford Haven. Post office moved from Hubberstone to Milford
General Post-Office, April 5, 1793
NEWS –9305
Manchester. Introduction of a Penny Post. List of Receiving Houses
0025 General Post-Office, Manchester, April 8, 1793
–9306
Spain & Portugal. Packet boats established to go to Corunna. Schedule
General Post-Office, June 21, 1793
NEWS –9307
Edinburgh. Introduction of a Penny Post. List of Receiving Houses
General Post-Office, Edinburgh, June 22, 1793
NEWS –9308
Dead letters. Letters to Members of Parliament. Overcharged letters
0029 General Post-Office, June 26, 1793
–9309
Mail robbery. Edward Miles apprehended for the murder of a post boy. See Notice -9103
General Post-Office, July 11, 1793
NEWS –9310
Forms. New form for indicating the number of paid letters received
0030 General Post-Office, January 20, 1794
–9401
Jersey and Guernsey. A packet from Weymouth will sail every Thursday. Schedule of stoppages
General Post-Office, February 3, 1794
NEWS –9402
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Neston
General Post Office, February 19, 1794
NEWS –9403
Poor behavior of some mail coachmen. Robert Briscoe dismissed from the Service
General Post-Office, March 1, 1794
NEWS –9404
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Newmarket
General Post Office, March 29, 1794
NEWS –9405
Penny Post. Schedule of despatches and deliveries
General Post-Office, May 28, 1794
NEWS –9406
Penny Post. Rates and schedules
General Post Office, June 7, 1794
NEWS –9407
St. Lucia, Martinique & Guadeloupe. Schedule
General Post-Office, June 14, 1794
NEWS –9408
Penny Post. London-Edmonton route
General Post-Office, June 27, 1794
NEWS –9409
Penny Post. Extension of the Penny Post
General Post Office, July 7, 1794
NEWS –9410
Penny Post. Establishment of new rides
General Post Office, July 28, 1794
NEWS –9411
Re-organization of the London Penny Post. A detailed listing (34 Geo 3, c17)
Penny Post Office, September 8, 1794
NEWS –9412
Mail robbery. Joseph Saunders, a Letter Carrier, dismissed for detaining letters
General Post Office, September 8, 1794
NEWS –9413
Jersey & Guernsey. Schedule of packet boats from Weymouth
General Post-Office, November 4, 1794
NEWS –9414
Mail robbery. Mail bags stolen from the General Post Office in Lombard Street
General Post-Office, November 7, 1794
NEWS –9415
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Langford and Stapleford
0031 Salisbury Post-Office, November 22, 1794
–9416
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Langford and Stapleford. A follow-on
General Post-Office, November 24, 1794
NEWS –9417
Holland. Interruption of the correspondence. Alternate routes
General Post-Office, January 24, 1795
NEWS –9501
Holland. Detention of mails
General Post Office, February 7, 1795
NEWS –9502
Soldiers' and sailors' mails. Establishment of one-penny concessionary rate (35 Geo 3, c53)
General Post-Office, May 6, 1795
NEWS –9503
United Provinces. Opening of the mail (35 Geo 3, c62)
General Post Office, May 20, 1795
NEWS –9504
United Provinces. Opening of the mail (35 Geo 3, c62)
General Post-Office, June 8, 1795
NEWS –9505
Mail contract to carry the mail between Milford Haven & Waterford
General Post Office, June 10, 1795
NEWS –9506
United Provinces. Opening of the mail abolished (35 Geo 3, c62)
General Post Office, September 12, 1795
NEWS –9507
Money orders
0032 General Post-Office, January 15, 1796
–9601
Mail robbery. Robbery of the Manchester & Warrington mails
0006 Chester Post-Office, January 20, 1796
–9602
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Dunham o' the hill
0007 Chester Post-Office, January 20, 1796
–9603
West end of London. Improvement in the dispatch of the mail
General Post-Office, February 13, 1796
NEWS –9604
Mail coaches. Change of the point of departure for some coaches
General Post Office, February 18, 1796
NEWS –9605
Parliamentary election. Parliament is dissolved. Postal regulations
0033 General Post-Office, May 20, 1796
–9606
Members of Parliament allowed to send letters free of postage after June 2nd
General Post-Office, May 21, 1796
NEWS –9607
Mail robbery. Joseph Marriot, Letter Carrier in Birmingham, accused of embezzling letters
General Post-Office, September 1, 1796
NEWS –9608
Clerks of the Roads. Chatham Postmaster no longer an accredited receiver from the Money Order Office
Money Order Office, General Post Office, November 17, 1796
NEWS –9609
Missing mail bags
General Post-Office, November 26, 1796
NEWS –9610
Missing mail bags. Bags believed to have been stolen
General Post Office, December 1, 1796
NEWS –9611
Mail robbery. North mail robbed near Chester
General Post-Office, Wednesday, December 7, 1796
NEWS –9612
Mail robbery. General Penny Post Office in Gerrard Street, Soho, broken into. £50 reward
General Post-Office, Friday, December 9, 1796
NEWS –9613
Missing mail bags. They are assumed to have been stolen. Increase in the reward
General Post Office, December 12, 1796
NEWS –9614
Mail robbery. General Penny Post Office in Gerrard Street, Soho, broken into. £100 reward
General Post-Office, December 16, 1796
NEWS –9615
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed at Ewell while picking up bye letters there
General Post Office, Wednesday, December 28, 1796
NEWS –9616
England, Portugal & America. New postal rates (37 Geo 3, c18)
General Post Office, December 31, 1796
NEWS –9617
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Derby and Nottingham
General Post-Office, Tuesday, January 24, 1797
NEWS –9701
France, Holland, &c. Letters cannot be sent by private vessels
0034 General Post-Office, March 14, 1797
–9702
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Chudleigh
General Post Office, May 3, 1797
NEWS –9703
Mail robbery. Mail bags from several towns have been stolen
General Post-Office, May 8, 1797
NEWS –9704
Mail robbery. James Sibbert, a Messenger, charged with taking bank notes out of letters
General Post-Office, June 8, 1797
NEWS –9705
West end of London. Opening of a new express office
General Post-Office, August 29, 1797
NEWS –9706
Money letters. Drafts payable to bearers should be cut in halves
0035 General-Post-Office, November 24, 1797
–9707
Money letters & Money orders. Regulations
0035A General Post-Office, November 24, 1797
–9708
Mail robbery. List of stolen Bank notes
General Post-Office, Tuesday, November 28, 1797
NEWS –9709
Mail robbery. A stolen Bank note recovered
General Post-Office, December 11, 1797
NEWS –9710
Jamaica. Extra mail dispatched from Falmouth on March 21, 1798
General Post-Office, March 17, 1798
NEWS –9801
Demerary, Essequibo and Berbice. Schedule of mail
General Post-Office, March 30, 1798
NEWS –9802
Clerks of the Roads. The firm is dissolved. Money Order Office conducted under a new name
General Post Office, London, April 15, 1798
NEWS –9803
Ireland. Letters from Ireland arriving on Sundays may be delivered immediately
General Post-Office, June 15, 1798
NEWS –9804
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Farnborough
0036 General Post-Office, July 3, 1798
–9805
Concessionary rate. Sergeant-Majors excluded from sending letters at reduced rates
0037 General Post-Office, July 21, 1798
–9806
Mail robbery. List of stolen Bank notes
General Post-Office, September 25, 1798
NEWS –9807
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed near Midhurst
General Post-Office, December 6, 1798
NEWS –9808
Mail robbery. A caution to lottery office keepers
0038 General Post Office, January 17, 1799
–9901
Ship letters. Establishment of a special rate. 4d inwards & half the packet rates outwards (39 G3 c76)
General Post Office, August 31, 1799
NEWS –9902
Officers' mail. Special rate when serving under the Duke of York in Holland
General Post-Office, September 11, 1799
NEWS –9903
Mail robbery
General Post-Office, September 12, 1799
NEWS –9904
Mail robbery
General Post-Office, September 16, 1799
NEWS –9905
Officers' mail. Special rate when serving under the Duke of York in Holland
General Post-Office, September 18, 1799
NEWS –9906
Officers' mail. Special rate when serving under the Duke of York in Holland
General Post-Office, September 20, 1799
NEWS –9907
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Chorley and Wigan
General Post-Office, Wednesday, October 9, 1799
NEWS –9908
Mail robbery. Post boy robbed between Wigan and Chorley
0039 Post-Office, Wigan, December 29, 1799
–9909