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Declared Accounts :
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Audit Office, Bundle 1957, Roll 38.
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The Declaration of the accompt of Stephen Lilly, Receiver General of the
Letter Office and Penny Post Office.
For one year from 26 March 1704 to 25 March 1705.
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Charge.
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l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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Arrears. Remains in his own hands upon
his last preceding accompt nil. he
being quit thereupon |
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depending upon several persons for
money due to her Majesty for the
balances of their accompts 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 the balances of their
respective accounts ended at Lady day
1704 |
49,606 |
6 |
11 |
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depending upon several persons belonging
to the Penny Post Office at the same
time |
1,553 |
15 |
10½ |
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depending upon several other persons in
arrear at the same time |
671 |
14 |
1 |
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53,957 |
2 |
10½ |
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received of the revenue and profits of the
General Post Office in the year 1704-5 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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the Foreign Office
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the produce of letters
brought in by the
Mails |
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April 1704 |
1,602 |
18 |
4 |
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May |
2,084 |
0 |
0 |
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June |
1,122 |
8 |
3 |
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July |
1,933 |
18 |
11 |
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August |
2,039 |
19 |
1 |
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September |
1,385 |
13 |
1 |
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October |
1,509 |
4 |
10 |
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November |
1,880 |
0 |
6 |
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December |
1,438 |
1 |
5 |
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January 1704-5 |
2,058 |
5 |
0 |
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February |
1,529 |
4 |
3 |
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March |
1,393 |
11 |
2 |
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19,977 |
4 |
10 |
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money received from William Brown
for letters carried to and from Lisbon
not included in the Mails |
7,485 |
19 |
3 |
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money received of Capt. Hendrick
Edisbury for the freight of passengers
which went and came in the packet
boats between the Brill in Holland and
Harwich in Essex within one year
ended 1704 March 25 |
610 |
19 |
9 |
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money received of Mr. Godbolt Muilman
of Amsterdam under his contract dated
24 June 1677 with the Lords Burgomasters
and Regents there, for the
freight of goods and passengers going
or coming in the packet boats from any
of the ports of England to Amsterdam
at the rate of 1,200l. per an. |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
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Total of receipts in the Foreign Office |
£29,274 |
3 |
10 |
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The Inland Office. |
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money received for letters taken in at
the Window |
2,239 |
17 |
2 |
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money received of the Letter Receivers |
722 |
15 |
8 |
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the Letter Carriers' charge being unpaid
letters sent up from the Stages in the
Country |
48,255 |
19 |
10 |
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the [local or Deputy] Postmasters' charge
being paid letters received and unpaid
letters sent them into the several
Cross Roads |
54,246 |
19 |
3 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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money due by contracts
from the several
Farmers as follows
viz. |
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Edward Hall of
Hastings, co. Sussex,
Farmer of all the
letters to and from
London to and from
Hastings, Battle,
Cranbrooke, Biddenden,
Tenterden,
Appledore, Hurst
Green, Lyd, New
Romney, Hythe,
and Folkestone in
Kent for the said
year |
130 |
0 |
0 |
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Mathew Staughton
and John Smith of
Wellingborough, Co.
Northants., Farmers
of all letters to and
from London to and
from Sheffield, Co.
Yorks, Chesterfield,
Co. Derby and
several other places
as in their contract
dated 1702 March 27 |
1,550 |
0 |
0 |
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William Rawson and
Sarah Wainwright,
Co. Yorks., Farmers
of all letters to and
from London to and
from Ferrybridge
and Tadcaster and
the several towns
formerly belonging
to those stages and
the towns of Settle,
Kirkby Lonsdale
and the towns and
villages adjacent |
1,450 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Atwood of
St. Neots, Farmer of
all letters to and
from London to and
from St. Neots, Co.
Huntingdon, Biggleswade,
Co. Beds.
and other places |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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John Howlett of
Thetford, Farmer of
all letters to and
from London to and
from Thetford,
Walsingham and
other places in Co.
Norfolk |
350 |
0 |
0 |
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Henry Warren of
White Chapel,
Farmer of all letters
to and from London
to and from Havering
at Bower, Lambourne,
Haybridge
and other places in
Cos. Herts., Essex,
Sussex and Cambridge |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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John Brett of
Tonbridge, Farmer
of all letters to
and from several
towns in Cos. Kent
and Sussex |
330 |
0 |
0 |
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John Barnes of
Chichester, Farmer
of all letters to and
from London to
and from Chichester,
Arundel, Petworth
and other
places in Cos.
Sussex, Surrey and
Southampton |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Begg of
Winslow, Co. Bucks,
Farmer of all letters
to and from London
to and from
Edgeworth [Edgeware],
Stanmore,
Watford and sundry
other places |
1,100 |
0 |
0 |
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7,010 |
0 |
0 |
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Way letters taken in at
one Stage and
delivered at another
[stage] this year
farmed to divers
Postmasters for the
following : |
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John Stukely of
Plymouth |
230 |
0 |
0 |
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Mark Hayman of
Dartmouth |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Cocks of
Totnes |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Joseph Quash of
Exeter |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Ann Woodfreys of
Blanford |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Coven of
Dorchester |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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William Waterman of
Sarum |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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James Wansbrough of
Portsmouth |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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Robert Rodham 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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Barbarah Thwayts of
Great Abridge |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Gowland of
Burrowbrigs |
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 Hardwick of
Beverly |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Samuel Smith of
Bantry |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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John Herring of
Newark |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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John Petty of Gainsborough |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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John Sharp of Grantham |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Stephen Bridge of
Boston |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Francis Stennet of
Lincoln |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Jonathan Gaule of
Horncastle |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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John Hinton of
Peterborough |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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John Exton of Lynn |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Benj. Bigg of Chester |
157 |
10 |
0 |
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825 |
10 |
0 |
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Money due upon articles
from the several
carriers following
viz. |
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Jonathan Bens of
Halston, Co. Essex,
carryer, farmer of all
letters and packets
between there and
London for one year
ended Lady day
1705 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Joseph Marshall of
Luton, Co. Beds.,
carrier, farmer of
the like between
Luton and Harding,
Co. Beds, for same
time |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Richards of
Ashby de la Zouche,
Co. Leicester, carrier,
farmer of the like
between London
and the towns of
Ashby de la Zouche,
Bagworth, Croft or
any other town or
village in that Road
between Northampton
and Ashby
aforesaid, for the
same time |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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25 |
0 |
0 |
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Money received from the
Scotch Secretary [of
State] sent and
received per express
between London and
Berwick within the
year ended Lady day
1705 |
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162 |
15 |
0 |
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money received from
Isaac Manley, manager
of the Letter Office in
Dublin, for letters
sent to him from
Chester, within the
same time |
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314 |
18 |
0 |
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money received from the
said Isaac Manley for
letters sent to him
from Holyhead within
the same time |
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15 |
17 |
6 |
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money received from
Godbolt Muilman of
Amsterdam for ship
letters directed to
Holland within the
same time |
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13 |
9 |
8 |
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money received of several
persons for the port of
Express letters sent
and received within
the same time |
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85 |
10 |
4 |
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money received from the
Letter Receivers for
Letters short taxed
within the same time |
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1 |
8 |
5 |
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Total for Inland Office |
113,921 |
0 |
10 |
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The revenue arising by
the Irish Office
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in the quarter ended
1704 June 24 |
2,574 |
12 |
11 |
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in the quarter ended
Michaelmas 1704 |
2,611 |
8 |
1 |
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in the quarter ended
Xmas 1704 |
2,497 |
15 |
11 |
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in the quarter ended
Lady day 1705 |
2,778 |
4 |
8 |
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Total for Irish Office |
10,462 |
1 |
7 |
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Total of the revenue and profits
arising by the General Post
Office in England (Foreign
and Inland) and Ireland |
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153,657 |
6 |
3 |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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The revenue arising by the Penny Post Office
within the said year
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the produce of 959,104 letters taken in
by the Officers of the Penny Post at 1d.
per letter |
3,996 |
5 |
4 |
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the produce of the 2d. letters for 95,405
letters taken in by the Letter Receivers
in London which were directed and
delivered to several persons in the
Country |
397 |
10 |
5 |
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the produce of letters taken in the 60
several Penny Post Offices being 24,758
letters at 1d. per letter |
103 |
3 |
2 |
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4,496 |
18 |
11 |
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as by an accompt thereof examined by
Nathaniel Castleton, Comptroller of
this Office, and sworn to by Daniell
Darnelly, Accomptant, and John
Williams, Receiver of this revenue |
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Overpayments by the several Postmasters
hereafter named being
overpaid upon their respective
accompts and due to be repaid by her
Majesty [upon their succeeding
accompts] viz. |
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Joseph Warkman of Ashburton |
2 |
19 |
2 |
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Edward Downes of Hartfordbridge |
35 |
11 |
4 |
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John Corpes of Petersfield |
24 |
2 |
5 |
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John Beauchamp of Staines |
3 |
16 |
4 |
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Grace Carr of Belford |
6 |
11 |
7 |
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Robert Robinson of Taxford |
10 |
8 |
6 |
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Richard Harrison of Coxthon |
5 |
6 |
2 |
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Edward Lock of Hounslow |
3 |
11 |
6 |
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Samuell Johnson of Pickadilly |
46 |
13 |
0 |
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Richard Owen of Holyhead |
9 |
0 |
9 |
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Margaret Buckley of Beaumaris |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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John Roberts of Barnet |
2 |
15 |
9 |
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John Mercer of Old Street |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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Mary Lecandle of Dover |
11 |
5 |
0 |
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William Gardner of Southwick |
11 |
5 |
0 |
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Edward Hall of Rye |
8 |
8 |
1 |
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Monsieur Richards of Paris |
2,633 |
18 |
9 |
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Stephen Lilly, gent, this accomptant |
450 |
0 |
6½ |
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3,284 |
14 |
10½ |
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Total of the charge and receipts aforesaid |
£215,396 |
2 |
11 |
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Discharge. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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Money due to Postmasters and others for
the balances of their accounts ended at
1704 Lady day [as in the said preceding
year's accompt] |
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4,733 |
19 |
7½ |
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abatements out of the aforegoing General
Charge and Produce of this revenue
viz. |
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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
Duties of those parts where the letters
are directed is [artificially] increased
and likewise charged on the Deputy
Postmasters viz. in the Foreign
[Post] Office 2,613l. 10s. 10d. and in
the Inland Office 7,204l. 19s. 7d., in all |
9,818 |
10 |
5 |
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her Majesty's and the Members of
Parliament, their letters and packets :
being so much herein charged for them
but brought and delivered free viz.
her Majesty's 11,653l. 8s. 5d. and
Members of Parliament's letters
339l. 7s. 1d. |
11,992 |
14 |
6 |
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Carried forward |
£4,733 |
19 |
7½
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l. |
s. |
d. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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Brought forward |
4,733 |
19 |
7½ |
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letters charged on several postmasters
and letter carriers which were brought
back to the Post Office by reason the
persons to whom they were directed
could not be found |
1,559 |
2 |
8 |
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foreign letters and packets wherein were
infolded bills of exchange, merchants'
accompts, bills of lading, etc. exempted
by Act of Parliament ; and overtaxed
letters, errors and abatements |
616 |
5 |
11 |
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letters sent unto the General Post Office
by several persons who farmed the
same at the yearly rents charged in
this accompt [and hereby allowed] for
that they are doubly charged to her
Majesty's accompt [credit] |
5,015 |
10 |
1 |
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29,002 |
3 |
7 |
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Salaries of Postmasters General, Receiver
General, accomptant, clerks, including
8,078l. 11s. 10d. for the sundry Postmasters,
detailed, in England and
Wales : |
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15,765 |
14 |
6 |
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Annuities and Pensions
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Duke of Marlborough |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Leeds |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Duke of Schomberg |
3,750 |
0 |
0 |
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Duchess of Cleveland |
5,050 |
0 |
0 |
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Sir Nathan Wright, Lord Keeper of the
Great Seal |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Lawrence, Earl of Rochester |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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William, Earl of Rochford |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Dr. Titus Oates |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Mris. Maud Johnson |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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William Brocket |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles Osbourne |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Guy Palmes |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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53,500 |
0 |
0 |
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Court Post viz. James de Cardonell, Esq. |
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366 |
0 |
0 |
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charge of expresses |
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1,120 |
2 |
3 |
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charge of the Harwich and Lisbon packet
boats Hendrick Edisbury of Harwich for
the hire of the Marlborough packet boat,
Despatch packet boat, Dolphin packet
boat, Eagle packet boat and extraordinaries,
detailed |
5,857 |
18 |
10 |
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Edmund Dummer, for the hire of the packet
boats Prince, Queen, Lisbon
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5,146 |
16 |
4 |
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11,004 |
15 |
2 |
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incidents, detailed |
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2,911 |
17 |
3 |
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expense of divers natures, detailed |
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2,729 |
13 |
8 |
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remitted and discharged by warrants from
the Queen or Treasury Lords, detailed |
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299 |
19 |
9 |
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Charges, detailed, of the Irish Office |
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8,841 |
15 |
11 |
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money paid into the Receipt of the
Exchequer |
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6,332 |
18 |
7 |
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136,609 |
0 |
8½
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Penny Post Office
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Salaries and Wages, Nathaniel Castleton,
comptroller ; Daniel Darnelly,
accountant ; John Williams, Collector ;
Nathaniel Golling, comptroller's
clerk ; 6 sorters, 8 sub-sorters,
64 messengers |
2,160 |
12 |
5 |
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rents of the several Penny Post Offices,
viz. Michael Brett 60l. for rent of the
General Post Office ; Edward Reddish
14l. for rent of the Westminster Penny
Post Office ; Robert Kempton 10l.
for rent of the Temple Penny Post
Office ; John Worts 12l. for rent of the
St. Pauls Penny Post Office ; Peter
Hall 6l. for rent of the South Penny
Post Office ; William Wildman 7l. for
rent of the Hermitage Office ; Thomas
Ellis 7l. for rent of the Exchanging
House |
110 |
10 |
0 |
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sundry incident charges, detailed, of the
Penny Post Office |
288 |
7 |
8 |
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Taxes of the Officers of the Penny Post
Office |
110 |
0 |
0 |
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976 letters returned at 1d. each |
4 |
1 |
4 |
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several Letter Receivers for the Tenths
of letters allowed them |
399 |
12 |
6 |
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3,073 |
3 |
11 |
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Total payments and allowances |
£139,682 |
4 |
2½ |
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Remains 75,713l. 18s. 8½d. |
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Whereof |
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depending upon a long list, detailed, of
Postmasters and others for money
remaining in their hands at the end of
this accompt |
71,239 |
7 |
9 |
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ditto ditto of the Penny Post Office,
detailed, due at Lady day 1704 |
1,077 |
13 |
10½ |
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ditto ditto due at Lady day 1705 |
599 |
17 |
0 |
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ditto ditto due at Lady day 1685 |
2,125 |
6 |
0 |
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Total supers depending |
£75,713 |
18 |
8½ |
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And so this Accomptant is Even and Quit. |
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Declared 13 November, 1707.
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