Counties > Renfrewshire > 1829-1842 - Fowler's commercial directory of the principal towns and villages in the upper ward of Renfrewshire > 1830-1831

96 Paisley Postages^ 8fC»
DALRY, BEITH, LOCHWINNOCH, and JOHNSTONE,
(horse post) half past 2 o'clock afternoon.
JOHNSTONE (foot post) half-past 5 o'clock afternoon
1 RENFREW, (foot post) 2 o'clock aftarnoon.
2 RENFREW, (foot post) 10 o'clock evening.
Departure of Posts.
1 GLASGOW, AYRSHIRE, and IRISH, (mail gig) 45 minutes
past 2 o'clock afternoon.
2 GLASGOW and EDINBURGH, (mail gig) 6 o'clock evening.
3 GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, and ENGLISH (mail gig) 45
minutes past 8 o'clock evening.
1 GREENOCK and PORT-GLASGOW, (mail gig) 45 minutes
past 8 o'clock evening.
2 GREENOCK and PORT-GLASGOW, (mail gig) 45 mi-
nutes past 11 o'clock forenoon,
3 GREENOCK and PORT-GLASGOW, (mail coach) 45 mi-
nutes past 4 o'clock afternoon.
DALRY, BEITH, LOCHWINNOCH, and JOHNSTONE
(horse post) 45 minutes past 8 o'clock evening.
JOHNSTONE (foot post) afternoon, immediately after the arrival
of the London Mail
1 RENFREW, (foot post) 7 o'clock morning, summer, & 8 o'clock
morning, winter.
2 RENFREW, (foot post) 30 minutes past 5 o'clock afternoon.
Office open on Sunday, from 8 to 9 morning — 1, to half-past 1 af.
ternoon — and 6 to seven evening.
Parcels taken in at the Post Office for Mail Coach
Mrs. Ker, post mistress— house 88 Moss-street.
William Ker, assistant
Matthew Jaap, letter runner — house, 15 Wardrop- street.
Robert Wallace, letter runner — do. 22 Thread-street.
Pates of Postage of Single Letters in Great Biitain.
From any Post Office in England or Wales, to any place? s. d.
not exceeding 15 miles from such Office 5 ^ ^
For any distance above 15 and not exceeding 20 miles 5
,. 6
O 7
8
, 9
10
11
1
And so on in proportion, the postage increasing progressively
one penny for a single letter for every like excess of distance of 100
miles.
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50
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80
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120
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70
170
230
30
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