1727 10 19 : Postage account for letters and newspapers
Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 1:18PM
Petra Mitchinson in BEECH, DOBSON Christopher, GIBSON George, Letters, MUSGRAVE, MUSGRAVE Christopher 5th Bart.

Update on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 1:19PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

19 Oct 1727. POSTAGE ACCOUNT FOR LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS. Bundle 13, Doc 15. 33 cm x 21 cm. Dirty on the outside, badly crumpled, with torn and crumbling edges. Chr DOBSONs Accte. for [ ]terrs. during ye Month of Sepr. 1727 N. 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Account of Lettres Charg’d to Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. during the month of Septemr. 1727. £ s d Septr. 2d. Satturday’s } The news 0 : 0 : 4 Post } A Lettre to Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 8 } 3 more to Do. at 4d. Each 0 : 1 : 0 1 Lettre to Ditto. 0 : 0 : 3 4th Munday’s } Post } The news 0 : 0 : 4 one to Sr. Chr~ MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 3 9th. Satturdays } Two news papers 0 : 0 : 8 post } 11th. Mondays } The news paper 0 : 0 : 4 post } 13th. Wednesdays } The news 0 : 0 : 4 post } 16 Satturdays } The news 0 : 0 : 4 Post } one to Sr: Chr: MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 3 1 to Mr. BEECH on Lady MUSGRAV’s } acct. } 0 : 0 : 8 18. Mundays } Post } The news 0 : 0 : 4 one to Mr. Geo: GIBSON on Sr. Chris: Acct. 0 : 0 : 3 20th. Wednesdays } Post } The news 0 : 0 : 4 one to Sr. Chr~: MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 8 another to Ditto. 0 : 0 : 7 23d. Satturdays } Post } The news 0 : 0 : 4 A Lettre to Sr. Chris: MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 7 Another to Ditto. 0 : 0 : 4 25th. Munday’s } Post } The News 0 : 0 : 4 A Lettre to Sr. Chr~: MUSGRAVE Bart 0 : 0 : 7 27th. Wednesday’s } post } The news 0 : 0 : 4 A Lettr. to Mr. BEECH on Sr. Christ: Acct. 0 : 0 : 3 29th. Satturdays } Post } The News ––––– 4 A Lettre to Sr. Christopr. MUSGRAVE Bart. ––––– 4 ——————— 0 : 11 : 0 ——————— 19th. October 1727. Recd. of Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart. by ye Hands } of Mr. Geo: GIBSON ye. sum~e of Eleven Shills. being } the full Contents of ys. Charge as witness my hand } [signed] Chris: DOBSON

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