Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
William Dockwra
Standard Name: Dockwra, William
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27 March 1680: According to an early advertisement, the...
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27 March 1680
According to an early advertisement, the London offices of the Penny Post were opened by upholsterer Robert Murray
and metals merchant William Dockwra
. This challenged the government monopoly
, and advertisements were thought to...
1683: William Dockwra, a merchant in metals, received...
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1683
William Dockwra
, a merchant in metals, received a patent for establishing a penny post within the confines of London (an idea first mooted three years earlier).
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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