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Letters and documents concerning the bankruptcy and dismissal of the Aberystwyth Postmaster Josiah Evans, comprising 1840 (June 11) letter from the Lampeter Postmaster concerning a £5 Money Order which Evans has failed to honour; 1840 (July 1) document confirming Evans as Postmaster with James Hughes and the Earl of Lisburne guaranteeing all debts up to £500; 1840 (Nov.11) bankruptcy notice listing all Evans’ possessions, and 1841 (June 3) letter from Evans in Cardigan Goal; 1842 (Apr. 1) G.P.O. remittance form showing £50 paid by Evans to reduce his debt; 1841 G.P.O. letter to the Earl of Lisburne regarding the debt and a subsequent letter of apology as the Earl had withdrawn his surety for Evans the previous year; and 1841 – 43 G.P.O. letters (10) to James Hughes regarding their attempts to recover Evans debts. An interesting archive, fifteen postally used. (18).