Britain, Parliamentary Papers on the Post Office

Session 1820, 21 April - 23 November

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Introductory Notes

Indexes to Parliamentary Reports and Papers relating to the Post Office and Postage: 1735-1839.
1840 (10) XLII.1.



Session 1820, 12 volumes

Bills, Public 1 vol. I
Reports from Committees 2 vol. II - III
Reports from Commissioners 6 vol. IV - IX
Accounts and Papers 3 vol. X - XII
General Alphabetical Index of Bills, Reports, Estimates, Accounts and Papers, Session 1820.
General alphabetical index to the printed bills, reports, estimates, accounts and papers, of session 21 April to 23 November 1820.
1820 (---) XII.563, 9 p.
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7th Parliament of the UK, 1st Session, 1 George IV George IV became King on 29 Jan. 1820, with the death of George III.  He had been Prince Regent since 5 Feb. 1811.



Debates

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Bills and Acts

Bill for mitigating Severity of Punishment in Cases of Forgery, and for more effectually detecting Forgery of Bank of England Notes and Bills.
1 Geo. IV.--Sess. 1820. A bill for mitigating the severity of punishment in certain cases of forgery, and the crimes connected therewith; and also for the more effectually detecting the forgery of Bank of England notes and bills.
1820 (78) I.43, 4 p.; PDF [ProQuest]

Bill for further Prevention of Forging and Counterfeiting of Bank Notes.
1 Geo. IV.--Sess. 1820. A bill for the further prevention of forging and counterfeiting of bank notes.
1820 (241) I.47, 4 p.; PDF [ProQuest]

Bill for further Prevention of Forging and Counterfeiting of Bank Notes (as amended by Committee).
1 Geo. IV.--Sess. 1820. A bill [as amended by the committee] for the further prevention of forging and counterfeiting of bank notes.
1820 (256) I.51, 4 p.; PDF [ProQuest]



Reports and Papers

Select Committee on Petition of City of London relating to new Post Office at Cheapside, Report, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix.
Report from the Select Committee to whom the report from the committee on the petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen and commons of the city of London, relating to the intended new Post-Office at the West End of Cheapside, together with accounts relating thereto, were referred.
1820 (290) II.253, 48 p.; PDF [ProQuest]
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Previous reports, 1813-14 (338) III.155 (link), 1814-15 (235) III.179 (link).

Return of Number of Mail-Coaches in Ireland, carrying Passengers.
(Ireland.)  Return to an order of the Honourable House of Commons, dated 16th June 1820;--for a return of the number and description of mail coaches in Ireland, carrying more than four inside passengers; specifying the number of inside and outside passengers conveyed by such coaches, and whether such number is according to contract, or by permission of the Post Master General for Ireland.
1820 (213) IX.451, 2 p.; PDF [ProQuest]
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Account of Poundage allowed to Distributors of Stamps, 1820.
Stamps. An account showing the poundage allowed to each distributer of stamps, for the quarter ending 5th April 1820;--and also, a statement of the balances of cash in the hands of each distributer, on the said 5th April 1820.
1820 (139) XI.471, 4 p.; PDF [ProQuest]
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Return of Progress in building new Post Office at Cheapside.
Returns to an order of the Honourable House of Commons, dated 3d May 1820;--for, a return of the progress made in building the new Post Office, together with an account of money expended in purchases and otherwise; and, a statement of what steps have been taken to obtain a competition of plans from different architects; also, an estimate of the expenses for completing the same;-- so far as the same relate to the Post Office. Also, a similar return; so far as relates to the Corporation of London.
1820 (98) XII.73, 2 p.; PDF [ProQuest]
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Revenue Accounts -- Customs, Excise, Stamps, Post-Office, etc.



Command Papers

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