Robbers plunder Ashburnham House in Fleet Street
A robbery report from Canterbury News Letter describes rogues hiding in Mr. Ashburnham’s room in Wood Street Compter. They bound, gagged him, and forced him to reveal his money drawer, taking 151 guineas, 355 silver, a silver spoon and two gold rings. The letter notes the incident alongside other city tales and public notices from Dover and Canterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburnham
Woodstreet Compter
Poppin’s Alley
Fleet Street
Smuggling Confiscation and Dublin Visit Report
Report from Ireland details the seizure near Saltees of the William a smuggling galley with 28 bundles of roll-tobacco and eight hogsheads of leaf tobacco hidden in coal cargo. Captain Luke Mercer of the Thomson Galley captured her at dawn, while London news covers the arrival of Lionel Cranfield Duke of Dorset and accompanying nobles in Dublin. The piece also notes a neural day in trades and local incidents, including a fatal fall from Holy-Rood House and the election of city trades deacons, plus a snapshot of South Sea and Bank securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wexford
William
Luke Mercer
Thomson
Weffel
Dublin
England
Lionel Cranfield
Duke of
Dorset
Earl of Middlesex
John Sackville
Carolina
George’s Key
Lazers-Hill
Col. Legonier
George Bub-Doddington
John Wilson
Holy-Rood House
John Macgill
Hugh Gordon
Skinners
John Dunbar
James Lothian
James Wilson
Wrights
James Hunter
Masons and
Glaxiers
David Boswell
Taylors
William Mitchel
Baxters
William Keir
Flefbers
Alex. Clark
Cordiners
Thomas Dick
Waulkers and Hatters
John Millar
Bonnttmakers
James Beveridge
Lord Hope Weds Lady Anne Ogilvie at Cullen Seat
Edinburgh dispatch reports on Thursday the marriage of Hon. John Lord Hope elder son of the Earl of Hopton to Lady Anne Ogilvie daughter of the Earl of Findlater and Seafield. The ceremony took place at Cullen in Banffshire with a commendation of the bride's merit and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
John Lord Hope
Earl of Hopton
Anne Ogilvie
South-Sea Company General Court Notice
South-Sea House London notices a General Court at Threadneedle Street on Friday 28th at eleven in the forenoon. A seven member committee will inspect the bylaws per the charter half-yearly court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-Sea House
London
South-Sea Company
Threadneedle-Street
Forencon
Notice of Goods Sale by Company in Threadneedle Street
On September 21, 1733 the company gives notice they will expose to sale at their house in Threadneedle Street on Wednesday October 10 at nine in the morning the following goods Vienna woolf tallow hides in the hair cochineal and Grana Silvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-Sea House
London
South-Sea Company
O&eber
Notice of Royal Ordnance Sel ls at the Tower of London
On September 17 1733 the Ten Principal Officers of the Monarchy ordnance announce an auction on October 4 at nine in the forenoon at the Office of Ordnance Tower of London. They will offer household wagons parchment and paper cartridges tanned hides sheep skins powder horns mulifovia lights tarred and white rope breechings port ropes tacklefalls service muskets match swords and hangers along with other old stores. Viewable until sale and printed lot lists available on call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monjesty
Office of Ordnance
Tower of London
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Canterbury News-Letter
St. Austin
Elin West-Kent
George Oxenden
Zooo
Deal
Holland
George
P.S
Yarmouth
Derby
Henry Franceys
Thomas Haughton Gene
Canterbury
Ireland
Ditto
India
Royal Assurance
London Assurance
Scotland
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