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1832
Merlin. 20th March, 1832 Sir, I hold it to be a monstrous anomaly that while the postage
of a letter from Pontypool to Caerleon (eight miles) is only two pence
it should be four pence from Caerleon to Newport, the distance being but
three miles. There can be no just cause for this heavy impost as the Abergavenny
Mail runs through the town direct to Newport. I am sure the revenue gains
nothing thereby; for where ten letters used to be posted between those
places, at one penny each, there is not one at the increased charge. [ Back ] |
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