London Early 18th Century Proceedings and City Work
Lords Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital to examine invalid soldiers for pensions at Horse Guards General Officers Room. Treasury board met at Whitehall. Prince Augustus bound for Madeira Bengal then China. Tomorrow Court of Hospitings to install new Sheriffs Alsop and Hankey. Saturday Exchequer vestments. City Lands committee plants 231 elm trees in Moorfields at 1s 6d per tree. grounds marked, walks graveled. fruit sellers banished as nuisances.
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Lords
Chelsea Hospital
Board of Treasury
Robert Walpole
Arlington Street
St. James's
Prince Augustus
Gosling
Maderais
Bengal
East India Company
China
Huttings
Alsop
Alderman Hankey
Exchequer
Westminster
City Lands
Moorfields
Death of Madam Johnson and local notices in Charles Town
In Charles Town on July 8 Madam Johnson the Governor’s Lady died after a long indisposition at the seat of Col. Broughton. Her virtues as wife and mother earned universal esteem. Funeral attended by many across ranks. Also two Holton children, aged about 5 and 7, died suddenly. coroner’s inquest found possible opioid involvement and further inquiry likely. Market quotes show South Sea, Bank, India and other securities as of yesterday.
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South Carolina
Charles Town
Col. Broughton
Madam Johnson
Holton
South Sea
South Sea Ann
És. Bank
India
Royal Assurance
London
York Buildings
Ann
Prem
Sale of Lot 451 Yellow Mantua Silk in London
By order of the charitable corporation the sale begins today at three o clock in the afternoon at Laurence Pountney Hill London. Lot 451 includes one piece of yellow mantua silk and will be followed by additional goods.
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Charitable Corporation, &c
Laurence Pountney Hill
London
The
Jamaica
Spring Garden
Oration on Merit and Charity At Lincoln's Inn Fields
An 18th century charity lecture is announced at the corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields near Clare Market for this evening at six. The speaker aims to move the heart to compassion for a distressed perfin and asserts merit deserves regard. The event promises moral sentiment and a supply of The Times annotations.
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Oratory
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Clare- Market
London
Westminster
TIMES
Sale of Wines and Coffee at the Customhouse London
Customhouse London announces sale by candle on October 4 at 3 PM of 9 casks of re safed wines destined for distillation or vinegar, with bond security. also a bale of 98 coffee pieces. Catalogues available at the King's Warehouse from October 2 until sale.
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Customhouset
London
His Majesty’s Customs
Customhouse
Officers of Excise
King’s Warehouse
The Blazing Comet and Beatties of the Poats Play
An 18th century advertisement lists The Blazing Comet The Map Lovers or the Beatties of the Poats a play at the New Theatre Haymarket by Mr Johnson author of Hurlo Thrumbo Sold by John Osborn Dock Head near Horny Down and by stockholders London and Westminster price 6d Alongside other works including The Fortunate Mistress Mandey s Mathematicks A Voyage round the World Youth s Emblems and Hartcliffe s Moral Virtues with Glanville on Witches and Daniels History of France Volume 5 and Bradley s Improvements in Husbandry and its General Treatise of Hus andry
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Theare
Haymarket
Mr. Johnson
John Osborn
Dock Head
Hornydown
Bockfellers
London
Westminster
Jack Mandey
Cuta
Hartcliffe
Mandeville
Glanville
Wilson
Daniel
France
Bradley
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York-BurtpinoGs House
York-Buildings Company
Winchester Street
Fis
Faid
N. B
Jo Hee
John Gulliver
Ward
Wales
Creeche
J. Walthoe
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Fresno
Puysicr
Galen
Pra@ice
Dr. Mead
R. WaeLsTep
Meil- Lemery
Tournetort
Turneer
Turner
Great Britain
Trachey Esq
F.R.S
England
N. Salmon
Ll.b
Robert Eaton
Davelling
Mr. Dutton
Salsbury Court
Fleet-steer
Garraway
John Potter
Bartholomew Clife
John Mears
Golden Vial
Lutgate-Hill
James Mac Euen
Bookfeller
Edinburgh
Wiliam Evans
Bristol
Hammond
York
Mr Roe
Derby
Kaikes
Gloucester
Paravicints Hofier
Nottingham
Dicey
Northampton
Thomas Grenhill
Bath
Abree
Canterbury
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