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Fire Loot at Franks and Hare Houses Seeks Lost Papers
Notices offer rewards for books and papers lost in late fires at the Franks residence in Billiter Square and the Hare house in Lime Street Square. Missing items include ledgers, accounts, and household goods. Also advertised are a mother of fears snuffbox, a yacht for pleasure trips, a young French-speaking valet de chambre, and various auctions and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Franks
Billiter-Square
Moses Hare
Lime-street Square
Bart
Eplefone
Dar Ald
King-street
Cheapside
Temple-Gate
Sam
Royal Exchange
Will
Coffe-house
Exchange-Alley
Ranbow
Ludgate- Hill
Charles Lambert
Burwin
Plafire
Horfly-Mown Chain
Pleasise
France
Flanders
Holland
England
Finch Lane
Cornhill
Matthurew West
Goldsmith
Clare-street
Clare-Market
Norice
Altho
Helf
Coffe House
King-Areet
Guildhall
de Hague
AuGion
Paul’s
St. Paul's Church-yard
Thomas Ballard
Rising Sun
Little Britain
Cataogues
Mr. Strahan
Covent Garden
Mr. Graves
St. James'street
Great Britain
John Clark
Warwick-Lane
Henry Overton
White Horse
Newgate
Ireland
N.B
Mr. Wilson
A. Moore
St. Paul's
Rome
Bernardo Genga
Sig. Can
John Maria Lancith
Innocent XI
Dom. de Roffi
J. Senex
St. Dunstan’s Church
Fleeestreet
Warniut
Tobe
Wright
Fleetstreet
Golden Head
Bell
Savage-Yard
Ludgate-Hill
Golden Ball
Bear-Alley
Flees-Dicc
Holborn Bridge