 However, Turnbull was able to continue the business; in an advertisement in 1772, addressed to 'The Nobility and Gentry, and others, travelling the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh', he contradicted a 'malicious report' that service at The Angel had declined, assuring readers that business was conducted as before.This gives a clear idea of the clientele he hoped to attract.Another picture of the inn and its clientele is given by an incident in 1763, when a former employee broke into the Inn, stealing, from one of the guests, £67 in gold and two pairs of stockings, as well as two silver salt cellars belonging to the Inn.