Appointed in General Post Office.1

From the GPO Appointment Books :-
"That Mr. Henry Potts assistant to the West Road be made assistant to the Chester in the Room of Mr. Hobbs

Appointed in General Post Office.2

From the GPO Appointment Books :-
"Ordered that Mr. Henry Potts be appointed Comptroller of the Inland Office in the room of Joseph Bell Senr. Esq."

Appointed in General Post Office.3

From the British Chronologist :_
"Feb. 4. Mr. Henry Potts, assistant to the clerk of the Chester road, appointed comptroller of the General Post-Office;"

Appointed in General Post Office.4

From the GPO Appointment Books :-
"Ordered by the Right Hon. the Earl of Leinster His Majesty's Post Master General that the Six Clerks of the Roads in the Inland Office, for the time to come, pay out of the Profits arising from their News Papers, the annual sum of Fifty Pounds to Henry Potts the Comptroller of the said Inland office, by Quarterly Payments, as the share becomes due, to commence the 10th of October 1750. And their share be constantly paid by the Clerks of the Road for the future to whoever shall be Comptroller of the Inland Office in lieu of the share he ought to have of any of all News Papers sent by any of that office, the Comptroller being the Principal officer thereof & as a Precedent the proper share of Foreign Newspapers that pass through the Foreign Office has been ever allowed to the Comptroller thereof. Therefore it is but reasonable the Comptroller of the Inland Office should have the same.
Leinster"

Appointed in General Post Office.5

From the GPO Appointment Books :-
"Potts, Henry apd. Secretary to P.M.G."

Appointed in General Post Office.8,9,10,11,12

From the GPO Appointment Books :-
"Ordered that Samuel Potts Esq. be appointed Comptroller of the Inland Office in the stead of Mr. Henry Potts Esq. preferred as before mentioned; and that Mr. John Marr be appointed Deputy Comptroller of the Inland Office, and that all these appointments do commence from 5th April 1760"

From the London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer :-
"Samuel Potts, Esq; was appointed comptroller, and Henry Potts, Esq; secretary to the general post-office, in the room of Mr. Sheldocke, deceased"

From the Whitehall Evening Post or London Intelligencer :-
"We hear that Henry Potts, Esq; Comptroller of the Post-Office, is appointed Secretary, in the room of George Sheldocke Esq; deceased. Mr. Bolton, one of the Clerks, is talk'd of to succeed Mr. Potts as Comptroller."

From the Whitehall Evening Post  or London Intelligencer :-
"Samuel Potts, Esq; is appointed Comptroller of the General Post-Office, in the room of his Uncle Henry Potts, Esq; promoted to Secretary in the room of George Sheldocke, Esq; deceased."

From the London Evening Post :-
"On the Promotion of Mr. Potts to be Secretary to the Post-Office, his Nephew succeeds him as Comptroller; and Mr. Watts is appointed Deputy Comptroller."

Occupation Secretary to the General Post Office in General Post Office.6,7

Succeeded George Sheldocke
Succeeded by Anthony Todd

From the London Evening Post :-
"We hear that Henry Potts Esq; Comptroller of the General Post Office, is to have the Place of Secretary in the said Office, in the room of Mr. Sheldocke, deceased."

Appointed in General Post Office.13

From Lloyd's Evening Post and British Chronicle :-
"This day Anthony Todd, Esq; was appointed Secretary of the General Post-Office, in the room of Henry Potts, Esq;  who has resigned."

Appointed in General Post Office.14,15,16,17,18,19,20

From the GPO Appointment books .-
"Ordered at the same time that Henry Potts Esq  be appointed Secretary to the Post Master General, and at the same time Samuel Potts Esq Comptroller of the Inland Office"

From :-
The London Chronicle :-
St James's Chronicle or the British Evening Post :-
"And they have appointed Henry Potts, Esq; Secretary, and Samuel Potts, Esq;  Comptroller of the Post-Office."

From the London Evening Post :-
"The Lords Besborough and Grantham, on being appointed Post Master. - Lord Besborough instantly returned Mr. Potts, who had been turned out by the Favorite (NB - Favorite in original is in italics), because he had been put in by the Duke of Newcastle."

From Lloyd's Evening Post :-
The Earl of Besborough is appointed one of the Post-Masters ; and, it is said, Henry Potts, Esq; will be reinstated Secretary, & Samuel Potts, Esq; Comptroller of the Post Office."

From the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser :-
"We hear that Mr. Potts will be re-instated in his place in the Post-Office."

From the Westminster Journal and London Political Miscellany :-
"Lord Besborough instantly restored Mr. Potts, who had been turned out by the Favorite, because he had been put in by the Duke of Newcastle."

Occupation Secretary to the General Post Office in General Post Office.6

Second term
Preceeded by Anthony Todd
Succeeded by Anthony Todd

Memorial or Grave Stone in Westminster, St James Piccadilly.26,21

"Henry Potts, late Secretary to His Majesty's General Post Office, 1 Jan 1768"
South aisle, west to east

Died in London.21,22,23

From St James's Chronicle or the British Evening Post :-
"Yesterday about Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, Henry Potts, Esq; Secretary to the General Post-Office, took a Coach in St. Paul's Church-Yard, to go to his House in Pall-Mall; and having ordered the Coachman to stop at the Pastrycook's Shop the corner of Spring-Gardens, when the man opened the Coach-Door, he found Mr. Potts dead."

From the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser :-
"Yesterday Richard Potts, Esq;  Secretary to the General Post-Office, took a coach at St. Paul's, to carry him to Spring-gardens. When the coachman opened the coach-door, he found Mr. Potts dead."

Buried in Westminster, St James Piccadilly.24,25

From the Parish register :-
"8 Henry Potts Esq"