(Tax), An 1827 Post Horse Duty One day within eight miles ti...

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(Tax), An 1827 Post Horse Duty One day within eight miles ticket (unused). A duty first imposed in 1779 on anyone travelling, by hired horse or chaise, on a post road. The duty was payable at the inn where the horses were hired, which could be by the mile or by the day. The mile rate was 1 1/2d per mile for each horse, with special rates for travel within eight miles, as here; together with a newspaper 3d Proof stamp duty (2)