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Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837

COACHES, WAGGONS, CARTS, PACKETS, AND OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCES TO AND FROM HORNCASTLE.

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The Pelham arrives at the Bull Inn, Horncastle, from Boston, every morning, (Sundays excepted) at 8 o’clock; proceeds at half-past to New Holland and Hull: returns to Horncastle at half-past 6, and proceeds to Boston immediately.

The Defiance arrives at the George Inn Horncastle, from Louth, every morning (Sundays excepted) at half-past 8 o’clock; proceeds at 9 to Lincoln: returns in the afternoon at 6, and proceeds immediately to Louth.

The Mail Cart leaves the Post Office Horncastle, for the North, every evening at half-past 6, and returns the following day at 2 in the afternoon:—the Mail from the South, arrives at 11 o’clock in the morning, and leaves at half-past 2 in the afternoon:—the Letter Bags from Conningsby and Tattershall, arrive by a foot-post at 11 in the morning, are dispatched at half-past 1 in the afternoon.

Read’s Packet leaves Horncastle every Tuesday morning, for Boston, at 7 o’clock, where it arrives in the evening; leaves Boston the following Friday morning at the same hour, and arrives at Horncastle a the evening.

Slack’s Packet leaves Horncastle every Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock, for Lincoln, where it arrives in the evening; and returns the following Saturday morning at 7.

Riggall’s Sociable leaves the Maid’s Head’s, every morning at 8, for Kirkstead, where it meets the Boston and Lincoln Packets; and returns to Horncastle, at 3 in the afternoon.

Clays Fly Waggon leaves Horncastle for New Holland every Monday noon, passing through Wragby, Rasen and Caistor, arrives at Hull on Tuesday, and returns to Horncastle on Thursdays.

Fletcher, Day, Mower and Thompson’s Carts leave their respective houses, every Monday, for Spilsby, and return in the evening.

Day’s Fly Waggon leaves his house every Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, for Louth, and returns in the evening.

Mower’s Waggon leaves his house for Louth, every Wednesday morning, and returns in the evening; leaves Horncastle for Boston, every Friday morning, and returns on Saturday.

Roberts’ Cart leaves Horncastle for Alford Market, on Tuesday morning, and returns in the evening.

Edwards’ Cast from Sleaford, arrives at the George Inn, every Friday afternoon, and returns on Saturday.

Thompson’s Cart leaves has house Boston Road, for Lincoln, every Thursday evening, and returns the following night; for Alford every Tuesday morning, and returns at night.

Fletcher’s Cart leaves his house Horncastle, every Tuesday and Friday, for Boston, and returns on the following evenings.

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