Fonds GB 0096 MS1124 - The Post Boy

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS1124

Title

The Post Boy

Date(s)

  • -72745 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 item

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Biographical history

No biographical information was available at the time this finding aid was compiled.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS1124 1700 October 29 Fonds 1 item Beardwell , B , fl 1700 , newspaper publisher

No biographical information was available at the time this finding aid was compiled.

Transferred from Senate House Library

Copy of the newspaper, The Post Boy. Includes letter to Lady Rokeby of Northallerton, Yorkshire.

1 item only

Open for research

May be photocopied subject to an inspection of its physical suitability and completion of a copyright form if required
English

Fonds-level description

In 1695, Parliament decided not to renew the Licensing Act. As a result, newspapers, such as the twice-weekly London newspaper The Post Boy, began to appear. The Post Boy was issued with two blank pages for a while in 1700, which allowed the purchaser to add a letter when dispatching the paper to friends in the country.
Entry compiled by Richard Temple.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

2006-09-16 Communications media Newspaper press Newspapers Periodicals Press Publications Information sciences

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from Senate House Library

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Copy of the newspaper, The Post Boy. Includes letter to Lady Rokeby of Northallerton, Yorkshire.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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1 item only

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Conditions governing access

Open for research

Conditions governing reproduction

May be photocopied subject to an inspection of its physical suitability and completion of a copyright form if required

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Publication note

In 1695, Parliament decided not to renew the Licensing Act. As a result, newspapers, such as the twice-weekly London newspaper The Post Boy, began to appear. The Post Boy was issued with two blank pages for a while in 1700, which allowed the purchaser to add a letter when dispatching the paper to friends in the country.

Notes area

Note

In 1695, Parliament decided not to renew the Licensing Act. As a result, newspapers, such as the twice-weekly London newspaper The Post Boy, began to appear. The Post Boy was issued with two blank pages for a while in 1700, which allowed the purchaser to add a letter when dispatching the paper to friends in the country.

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Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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