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Notable 18th Century Notices and Prices From The Daily Journal
A collection of gossip and notices mentions John Cockburné as future Surveyor General of the Land Revenue and William Cristrese as husband of the Four and a half per Cent. Duty in place of a deceased official, with stock quotes for South Sea and other securities, a suicide incident, noble arrivals and travels, and new book publications including medical remedies and Masonry critiques. The item blends parliamentary connections, stock market figures, personal misfortunes, and freshly issued texts from the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cockburné
William Cristrese
House of Commons
Thomas Scott Ely
Mr. Figg
Thames
Middlesex
Earl of Essex
Turin
Duke of Bedford
Lisbon
Duke of Richmond
Shoemaker
Shoreditch
Daily Journal
J. M. Boerhave
M. Offerdyke
Montpellier
Patio
Franz Masonry
England
Henry VI
Pater-Nofler-Row
Daly Journal
Royal Navy
Great Britain
Price
Pope
Dennis
D. de Prorunnis