Foot messengers.. a question?

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Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 295 Send Message	Julie	Report	2 Aug 2007 22:53
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 295 Send Message	The answer is probally in the question really... but just wondering if anyone knows what the job description was in 1871, and what would be the messengers class in society? for example- Would gypsies be employed as foot messengers? Julie
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 797 Send Message	Clive	Report	3 Aug 2007 07:59
	Basic reaction is to say Why not? There were no telephones etc. although telegrams were around but expensive. So if you were in business with lots of letters to send in your vicinity you employed a (foot) messenger. The mail service was pretty good though. In the course of one day your could send a letter, get a reply to which you responded and get areply to that too! Royal Mail please note - that was in the course of one day not one week! C
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 1,315 Send Message	Joan	Report	3 Aug 2007 08:24
	I think Sherlock Holmes used foot messengers in his films.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 295 Send Message	Julie	Report	3 Aug 2007 18:59
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 295 Send Message	Thank you Clive, idid try to google last night but it was not bringing up anything really. Also thank you to Joan. Julie