As the Act of Parliament for an additional duty on news-papers will take place the 5th of next month ... I am sorry I am under the necessity of acquainting you, that, after the expiration of this quarter, the papers you have now from me can no longer be served on present terms; but must, from that day be charged per quarter as under ...

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Lewis Walpole Library > As the Act of Parliament for an additional duty on news-papers will take place the 5th of next month ... I am sorry I am under the necessity of acquainting you, that, after the expiration of this quarter, the papers you have now from me can no longer be served on present terms; but must, from that day be charged per quarter as under ...


33191780

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Title
As the Act of Parliament for an additional duty on news-papers will take place the 5th of next month ... I am sorry I am under the necessity of acquainting you, that, after the expiration of this quarter, the papers you have now from me can no longer be served on present terms; but must, from that day be charged per quarter as under ...
Alternative Title
June [blank] 1757. As the Act of Parliament for an additional duty on news-papers will take place the 5th of next month ...
Published / Created
[1757]
Publication Place
England
Publisher
publisher not identified
Description
Title transcribed from item.
Text at bottom: I am, [blank], your most obliged, humble servant, [blank].
Form completed in ink on 25 June 1757, with a 10/- per quarter cost for the Evening Post and 5/- for the Weekly Journal noted in lower left; annotated "Rec'd for June 27 -1757" in upper left; signed "Jos. Baker" in lower right. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance
Michael S. Kemp; November 2023.
Extent
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 18.5 x 16 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
File 66 757 As798

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Blank forms
Ephemera
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Resource Type
text
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic)
Newspapers
Taxation
Subjects
Newspapers > Taxation > Great Britain
18th century
Baker, Jos > Ms. notes

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Orbis Record
16895907
Object ID (OID)
33191780

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