A few coaching items starting with an entire dated inside 23rd June 1785 from Bristol to Maidenhead. Maidenhead would be on the Bristol - London route of the London Mail Coach inaugurated the pervious year by John Palmer on 2nd August 1784, so it is likely that this entire travelled on it. The contents are a long letter from a daughter to her mother "I have the pleasure to assure my tenderly anxious Mother that her solicitude on account of my illness may now subside", and goes on to write about having to hire two horses (one for a groom to ensure that the horses get returned to the hiring stable).
The Flyer/Receipt below is dated 3rd August 1841 to Brighton - a place which was very well served by Coaches from London in competition with each other.
The Flyer below was described as '1801' when purchased and is for "The Somerset, a new light coach with a guard" from London to Taunton and return. The journey is planned to take nearly 12 hours which would be an average of about 6½ mph including stops.
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