Port town notices and shipping updates from March 1740
Records show vessels arriving and sailing from Dover Bristol Cowes and Margate with dates from March. Ships include the Kingston Kingston in Jamaica bound fleet and various London bound vessels. Public notices invite bids for city leases and list properties in Bull and Mould Street Finsbury and Basicheap Weigh House with a March 11 sitting date for proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allhallows Lombard-Street
Finsbury Upper-Yard
Aldgate
Folin Hannum
Fobn Unwin
Squirrel
Thomas Barkham
Wedow Roberts
Fobn
Freeman
Richard Collins
Guildhall
London
Comptroller
London News: Yachts Ready for April Docking and Port News
Letters from Portsmouth report four ships already docked with others like Charlotte and the William and Mary to follow. The Dove, a 49 gun ship, is to be victualled, and the Triumph Snow arrives with capt. Rentone's Porc-Bellé news. Local deaths include Arthur Stone and Mr Soundy, and burglaries lead to de Veil and Ward detentions. Trade figures show bricks, indigo, oats, lead shot, wrought iron, and tea imported and exported to Pensilvania and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Rentone
Porc-Bellé
Islington
Arthur Stone
Fleet-Street
Soundy
Southwark
Samuel Bird
Newgate
Col. de Veil
Pool
Anne Ward
Manley
Dunkirk
Holland
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Sts-Chripopher
Jamaica
Carthagena
Havanna
Panamia
Great Britain
Ireland
Spain
France
England
Martinica
Guadaloupe
Brrth
America
Guinea
Order
Sv. Michael
Mounsbay
Asriv
Harris
Molly
Yeo
Falmouth
Montjoy
Plytouth
Neath
Lydia
Davis
Kingston
Morsis
Betty
Barker
Guiney
Ash
Dartmouth
Charity
Dean
Watesford
Rotterdam
Europa
Witon
Maryland
Londom
Martha
Brown
Oporto
Bristol
Beey
Barbados
Cowes
Spithead
Young
Cork
Henrietta
Newcastle
Ann
Connel
Gibraltar
Amsterdam
Amserdam
Polly
Bidenice
Newcomen
Carolinas _ Co
Southampton
Martlett
Martin
Sarah
Holman
Downs
Charming Betty
Carter
Margate Road
Bridge 16
South Sea
Sonth Sa
Prem
India
Anhuieies
Royal Exchange Assurance
Ditco
Nori
Vintners Hall
Humphry Parsons
Ord
John Barnard
Robert GooDs Emall
George Heathcote
King George
Herod
N. Lardner
J. Gray
T. Saunders
Little Britain
Woolfton
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