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DECLARED ACCOUNTS. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2782. |
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POST OFFICE (GENERAL LETTER OFFICE AND PENNY POST OFFICE). |
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Account for 26 March 1709 to 25 March 1710. |
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Exhibited by STEPHEN LILLY, Receiver General of the Post Office. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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depending upon several persons for balance of their accounts ended at Lady day 1685 |
2,125 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
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depending upon divers postmasters and others belonging to the General Letter Office for balance of their accounts at Lady day 1709 |
63,958 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
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depending upon several persons belonging to the Penny Post Office at the same time |
1,936 |
1 |
11½ |
|
|
|
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depending upon several other persons in arrear at the same time |
671 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
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depending upon several tradesmen for money advanced to them |
650 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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69,312 |
12 |
1½ |
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revenue and profits in the Foreign Office [of the General Post Office]: |
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|
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for letters brought in by the mails |
20,657 |
18 |
11 |
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received from William Browne for letters carried to and from Lisbon not included in the mails |
6,910 |
14 |
11 |
|
|
|
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received of Capt. Gray for the freight of passengers in the packet boat between the Brill in Holland and Harwich in 1709 |
817 |
1 |
0 |
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|
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received of John Six of Amsterdam by his contract with the Burgomasters and Regents there dated 24 June 1677 for the freight of goods and passengers between England and Amstersdam at 1,200l. per an. |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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received of Zachary Rogers of Falmouth for the freight of passengers and letters between Lisbon and Falmouth |
1,433 |
15 |
2 |
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total for the Foreign Office |
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|
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31,019 |
10 |
0 |
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for the revenue and profits of the General Post Office: |
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money received for letters taken in at the windows |
2,273 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
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money received of the Letter Receivers |
896 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
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the Post Receivers' charge, being unpaid letters sent up from the stages in the country |
34,591 |
11 |
4 |
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|
|
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the Postmaster's charge for letters sent from London into the country |
60,069 |
6 |
4 |
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|
|
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money due upon contracts with several Farmers, viz.: |
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Edward Hall of Rye, Co. Sussex, Farmer of the letters between London and Hastings and Battle in Sussex and Cranbrooke and other places, detailed, in Kent: one year's rent to 1710 Lady day |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Matthew Staughton and John Smith of Wellingboro, ditto between London and Sheffield and Chesterfield and other places, as by their agreement of 1702 March 27: for same |
1,570 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
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William Rawson and Sarah Wainwright, ditto between London and Ferrybridge and Tadcaster and Settle &c. |
1,470 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
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Thomas Atwood of St. Neots, Co. Hants, ditto between London and St. Neots, Biggleswade &c.: for same |
240 |
0 |
0 |
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John George of Thetford, ditto between London and Thetford, Massingham et al., Co. Norfolk: for same |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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Joseph Quash of Exeter, ditto between London and Somerset, Gloucester, Worcester, Oxford, Hereford, Devon, Shropshire and South Wales: for same |
700 |
0 |
0 |
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Anne Warren of Walden, ditto between London and Havering &c. in Herts, Essex, Sussex and Cambridge |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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John Brett of Tunbridge, ditto between London and Kent and Sussex |
330 |
0 |
0 |
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John Barnes of Chichester, ditto between London and Chichester, Arundel, Petworth &c. in Surrey, Sussex and Hants |
1,550 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Bigg of Winslow, Co. Bucks, ditto between London and Weymouth, Stanmore, Milford and sundry other places |
1,180 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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7,990 |
0 |
0 |
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way letters taken in at one stage and delivered out at another, farmed to divers postmasters: |
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|
|
|
|
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John Stucley of Plymouth |
230 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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Mark Hayman of Dartmouth |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Richard Cox of Totness |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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Joseph Quash of Exeter |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Anne Woolfreys of Blandford |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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Charles Cowen of Dorchester |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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William Waterman of Sarum |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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James Wansborough of Portsmouth |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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Robert Redham of Berwick |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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John Bell of Newcastle |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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Nicholas Paxton of Durham |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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John Wilson of Darlington |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Eliz. Harker of Northallerton |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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Barbara Thwaits of Great Abridge |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Gowland of Burrowbridge |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Katherine Dawson of York |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Eliz. Engles of Hull |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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William Bardwick of Beverley |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Samuel Smith of Bantrey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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John Herring of Newark |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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John Petty of Gainsborough |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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John Sharpe of Grantham |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Stephen Bridge of Boston |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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John Rishton of Spalden |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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Edward Tinkerson of Peterborough |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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John Exeter of Lynn |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Ben. Bigg of Chester |
80 |
0 |
0 |
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Jonathan Bens of Halston |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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701 |
0 |
0 |
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money due from John Manley, manager of the Letter Office in Dublin, for letters sent him from Chester |
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553 |
3 |
5 |
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more due from him for letters sent him from Holyhead |
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|
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19 |
6 |
0 |
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money due for By or Way letters sent to Dublin |
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|
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111 |
15 |
0 |
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money received of letter carriers for letters port taxed taken in by them |
|
|
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1 |
2 |
4 |
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money received of John Six of Amsterdam for ship letters directed into Holland |
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|
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19 |
2 |
3 |
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money received of several persons for the port of Express letters |
|
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|
177 |
13 |
0 |
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money received of John Stuckley of Plymouth for West India letters |
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|
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127 |
4 |
3 |
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the revenue arising by the profits of the North British Office: |
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in 1709 Midsummer quarter |
840 |
3 |
2 |
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in 1709 Michaelmas quarter |
799 |
10 |
6 |
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in 1709 Xmas quarter |
760 |
15 |
2 |
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in 1710 Lady day quarter |
1,090 |
4 |
7 |
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3,490 |
13 |
5 |
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the revenue arising by the profits of the Irish Office: |
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in the half year ended Michaelmas 1709 |
6,680 |
15 |
10 |
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in the half year ended Lady day 1710 |
5,605 |
15 |
1 |
|
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12,286 |
10 |
11 |
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total revenue and profits of the General Post Office in Great Britain and Ireland |
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174,327 |
1 |
4 |
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profits of the Penny Post Office: |
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for 959,383 letters taken in by the officers of the Penny Post |
3,997 |
8 |
7 |
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produce of the second penny for 97,148 letters taken in by the Letter Receivers in London which were directed and delivered to several places in the country |
404 |
15 |
8 |
|
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the produce of letters taken in at the 60 several General Penny Post Offices, being 53,475 at 1d. per letter |
222 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
|
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4,625 |
0 |
6 |
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money due and payable to the several Postmasters and others, being the balances of their respective accompts: |
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Monsieur Richards of Paris |
2,633 |
18 |
9 |
|
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|
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Joseph Markman of Ashburton |
11 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
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John Cookson of Crewkerne |
0 |
14 |
4 |
|
|
|
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Edward Downs of Dartford Bridge |
43 |
11 |
3 |
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John Beauchamp of Stanes |
32 |
5 |
2 |
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Grace Carr of Belford |
0 |
13 |
4 |
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Ann Pybus of Thirsk |
1 |
11 |
0 |
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|
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Mary Gaterfield of Bantry |
4 |
13 |
4 |
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John Simson of Bourn |
17 |
2 |
0 |
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Richard Harrison of Caxton |
7 |
11 |
4 |
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Sarah Clifford of Maidenhead |
8 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
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Edward Lock of Hounslow |
5 |
18 |
0 |
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Richard Wellington of the Hay |
1 |
16 |
8 |
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Margaret Bulkley of Beaumaris |
29 |
12 |
1 |
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John Draper of Conway |
16 |
10 |
4 |
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Jonathan Wickins of Towcester |
1 |
18 |
0 |
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Thomas Longbotham of Barnet |
3 |
11 |
0 |
|
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John Messer of Old Street |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
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Thomas Giles of Ingatestone |
0 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
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Edward Hall of Rye |
9 |
6 |
11 |
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Mary Gardener of Southwark |
11 |
5 |
0 |
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Samuel Johnson of Walden |
25 |
12 |
0 |
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Margaret Griffith of Llaninidiffry |
2 |
12 |
6 |
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John Elliot of Hubberston |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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Samuel Coats of Piccadilly |
44 |
12 |
0 |
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Maurice Owen of Holyhead |
26 |
8 |
4 |
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2,956 |
19 |
9 |
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total of charge and receipts |
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£251,240 |
13 |
8½ |
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Discharge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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money due to several Postmasters and others for the balances on their accompts to Lady day 1709 |
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3,746 |
18 |
1 |
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abatements out of the General Charge: |
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country letters brought from foreign parts and from the Deputy Postmasters in England, being first charged at the General Post Office in London and sent as directed to several persons in the country whereby the growing Duty of those parts where the letters were directed is increased and likewise charged to the Deputy Postmasters, viz.: |
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in the Foreign Office |
3,491 |
9 |
9 |
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in the Inland Office |
8,224 |
8 |
5 |
|
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|
|
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11,715 |
18 |
2 |
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letters and packetts of her Majesty and Members of Parliament delivered free: |
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her Majesty |
15,386 |
8 |
7 |
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Members of Parliament |
359 |
5 |
7 |
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15,745 |
14 |
2 |
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letters charged on several Postmasters and Letter Carryers which were brought back to the post as the addressees could not be found |
|
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1,863 |
0 |
1 |
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foreign letters and packetts wherein were inclosed bills of exchange, merchants' accounts, bills of lading &c. exempted by Act of Parliament, and overtaxed letters, errors and abatements |
|
|
|
483 |
0 |
6 |
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letters sent to the General Post Office by several persons who farmed the same, they being doubly charged |
|
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5,690 |
2 |
5 |
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(total abatements as above, 35,497l. 15s. 4d.) |
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salaries detailed |
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16,526 |
6 |
8 |
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the administrators of Prince George of Denmark |
6,250 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Grafton for the Duchess of Cleveland |
4,700 |
0 |
0 |
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Earl of Rochester |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Leeds |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Schonberg |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Marlborough |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Lord Cowper |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Queensberry |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Earl of Seafield |
3,000 |
0 |
0 |
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William Brockett |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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Maud Johnson |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Rebecca Chadwick, late widow of Titus Oates |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Osborne |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Guy Palmes |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery |
3,750 |
0 |
0 |
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John, Earl of Mar |
2,250 |
0 |
0 |
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the Professors of Divinity in Edinburgh University |
210 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto in Glasgow University |
210 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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46,320 |
0 |
0 |
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Henry Andrews, Court Post, for carrying royal letters between the Court and the first post stage |
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365 |
0 |
0 |
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several postmasters for charges of expresses by them sent for her Majesty's service |
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1,821 |
17 |
1 |
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Richard Greg for sundry charges of Harwich packett boats, wear and tear, wages, victualling &c. |
6,877 |
18 |
2 |
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Edmund Dummer for the hire of several West India packett boats |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Zachariah Rogers for the hire of the Expedition, Queen, Prince, Mercury, Diligence and other packett boats to Lisbon |
2,854 |
5 |
8 |
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wages for ditto |
4,046 |
7 |
1¾ |
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|
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victualling for ditto |
3,689 |
11 |
0 |
|
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purchase of the King William packett boat |
622 |
3 |
9 |
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incidents |
1,476 |
10 |
7¼ |
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care and quartering of sick |
303 |
4 |
4 |
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cellar rent |
8 |
4 |
3 |
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Mr. Rogers's salary as agent of the packett boats and postmaster of Falmouth |
187 |
10 |
0 |
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stores sent to Falmouth for the Lisbon packett boats |
377 |
2 |
0 |
|
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|
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John Mackay, agent at Dover for the Flanders packet boats, for his salary at 150l. per an. |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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the ordinary charge of the four packet boats |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
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victualling for soldiers |
162 |
12 |
0 |
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|
|
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paid Mr. Brown of Ostend for two expresses |
103 |
14 |
0 |
|
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express to Ghent to Mr. Cardonnel |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
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charges of several expresses sent without mails |
85 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
total for the expenses of the several packett boats |
|
|
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34,946 |
9 |
5 |
|
sundry incidents, detailed |
|
|
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3,074 |
0 |
8 |
|
allowances of various natures, detailed (John Six of Amsterdam for his moiety of frank letters from Hamburgh, the Northern Crowns and Italy &c.) |
|
|
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2,279 |
7 |
0 |
|
charges, detailed, of the Scotch Office (including franked letters of Members of Parliament, 885l. 6s. 1d.) |
|
|
|
3,071 |
12 |
3 |
|
charges of the Irish Office, detailed (including 4,029l. 3s. 11d. for franked letters of State and of members of Parliament) |
|
|
|
11,244 |
14 |
6 |
|
money paid into the Exchequer |
|
|
|
14,748 |
13 |
5 |
|
and for the Penny Post Office salaries, detailed |
2,167 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
rent of the Penny Post Offices |
117 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
incidents |
400 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
tenths of letters to several Letter Receivers |
399 |
14 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
returned letters |
5 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
officers' taxes |
110 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,200 |
1 |
2 |
|
money imprested within the time of the last accompt and discharged in this accompt |
|
|
|
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£176,992 |
16 |
7 |
|
and so Remains 74,257l. 17s. 1½d. |
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whereof: |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
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depending in supers, detailed: |
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due at Lady day 1685 |
2,125 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
due from Lady day 1685 to Lady day 1710 |
68,199 |
15 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
arrears due on account of the Penny Post at Lady day 1710 |
2,161 |
1 |
3½ |
|
|
|
|
money imprested in 1708 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
money imprested in the time of this accompt |
600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£74,257 |
17 |
1½ |
|
|
|
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and so this accompt is even and quit. |
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Declared 27 March 1713. |
