L30/15/39/11

From John Parker, 2nd Baron Boringdon, Saltram to Frederick Robinson:

31 Aug 1781

From: 1781 To: 1781

Setting out Wednesday or Thursday. Glad Richard likes his profession so much. Tale of the mad dog. Gamekeeper shot it. One of Papa's setters ran away mad and bit several other dogs. Killed at Plympton. Mr. Fox left on Tuesday last. Mr. Anscott and Sir William Molesworth this morning. Encloses Uncle Fritz's favourite card with details of Stages on the great Post Road from London to Exeter. Inn Inn keeper name ----- ----------------- Hounslow, George Shipcutt Staines, Bush White Bagshot, King's Arms Strange Hartford Bridge, White Lion Demezey Basingstoke, Crown Robins Overton, New Inn Warner Andover, White Hart and Star Standford Salisbury, White Hart Weeks Woodyeats, Greyhound Shergold Blandford, Crown Waffe Bridport, Bull Bryer Axminster, George ---- Honiton, Dolphin Barns Exeter, London Inn Land Costs: Two pounds each. Short passengers at 3½d per mile. Stage Chaise "accommodate those who wish to travel still more expeditious" sets out from Saracens Head in Friday Street, London and London Inn, Exeter every morning at 6 a.m. Three passengers taken, at 2£. 4s. Each etc... Genteel Chaise on same terms from Exeter to Plymouth return, every day. Proprietors: J. Land, London Inn, Exeter; J. Hayes, King's Arms,Chudleigh; J. Bicknell, Prince George, Plymouth.

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Fox,
Anscott,
Molesworth, William,
Shipcutt,
White,
Strange,
Demezey,
Robins,
Warner,
Standford,
Weeks,
Shergold,
Waffe,
Bryer,
Barns,
Land, J.,
Hayes, J.,
Bicknell, J.

London, Exeter, coach, chaise, animal drawn vehicles, INNS, out county inns, Inn Keeper