Fire at the Hotel de Villeroy and Versailles storm events
Report from Paris describes a February fire at the Hotel de Villeroy in Versailles. Guards aided the blaze for three hours while equipment and crews fought the flames, with losses estimated at 75,600 crowns. The royal circle observed the incident alongside storm damage and hunting reports. London dispatch notes Sir Samuel Bernard’s illness, banking actions, and other legal trials and accidents in England.
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Paris
Hotel de Villeroy
Versailles
Vessities
Palace of Versailles
Duke de Villeroy
Fontainbleau
Loti
Triel
Chace
Duke de Estrées
Rennes
Bretagne
Duke of Orleans
Port News Update From Port News Item
Fragmentary report lists vessels and destinations with unclear names including Scotland Ireland St Sebastian and Ireland routes, mentioning the Romney Marsh and other ships. Readers are left with uncertain details about ships and ports in a delayed Port News summary.
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Rothy
Margaret
Gregory
Scotland
Clarendon
Crawford
Ireland
Romney- Marsh
Baffert
St. Sebastian
Walter Sareea
South Sea and Bond Market Highlights from Opening
The report lists varied securities and prices including South Sea Annuities at 113 for the opening, New South Sea Annuities at 110 3qrs, New Bank Circulation at 1s 2d 6d, and Premium India at 19g. It notes different 3 percent and two percent exchequer orders, Royal Exchange and London Assurance quotes, African and English copper values, and Mine Adventure Shares at 61. Emperor's Loan at 116 3 8ths.
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South Sea Seach
India
Royal Exchange
London
Mine Adventure
Exchange of East India Bonds for equal principal amount
The document records an agreement to exchange East India Bonds with a principal sum for other bonds of the same amount. Interest is noted at three percent from March 31, 1737, following a General Court resolution of September 24. The text names a person and the bond sums.
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East-India-House
United Company of Merchants
England
East Indies
the East India Company
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Combe
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Collyer
Lockwood Broderick
Woolwich
Greenwich
Joseph Marks
Castle-lane
Kark
Herseshoe Alley
John Collins
General Post-Office
Edward Carterer
William Billers
Newgate
Elizabeth Hattings
Collins
Pott
Elizabeth Hastings
Ledstone
Ferrybridge
Yorkshire
E. Hastings
Royal
Deury-Lane
Theatre Royal
Covent Garden
Proferpinz
Bridge
Athe
Port News
Othr
Mr. Dryden
J. and
R. Toulon
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