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Post Office Robbery Notice From London May 2 1739
Public notice details a highwaymen robbery of the West Mail near Broadbridge on April 28. It lists the bags seized headed to Plymouth Bodmin Camelford and many other towns, offers a 200 pound reward, and describes the robber and accomplice incentives including pardon. The Yeovil bag is reported received and the secretary J D Barsutt signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Post-Office
London
West Mail
Hazelborough
East Chinnock
Broadbridge
Middle-Chinnock
Plymouth
Bodmin
Camelford
Crewkern
Minehead
Chard
Exeter
Ashburton
Oakhampton
Lyme
Taunton
Tiverton
Launceston
Torness
St. Collombs
Axminster
Ilminster
Dartmouth
Barnstable
Truro
Wellington
Bridport
Honiton
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J. D. Barsutt