Receipts and notices from the English Lottery sales 1787 1789
Postscript outlines payments and receipts for prize winnings and shares issued by Winham and Co, with names like J Magee and Wm Ousley. It also covers responses to public slander, details on prizes, and notices about Dublin events, riots at the House of Commons, and charitable vestiges amid 1788 1789.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Winham and CO
Thera Im
Magee
Winan and Co
J. Magee
Wms Onley, Ffg
Limerick
Dog
Marth
WM. Ousley
Winham
Arid'co
Dublin
Hugh Warren
Bokfeller
Belfatt
Winham and GO
Ehauf
Powids
Cuinea Chance
William Nicholson
Fortunate Society of Adventurers
Waterford
Simon Newport and Sons
Bank of the Finlay, Esq. and Co
A. Edwards
Cork
Robert Burton
Capel-street
O. Bo
Dame-street
Irish Parliamentary Register proceedings and bills read
The Commons session records bills read a third time including offices and courts funding, linen manufacture trustees, Royal Exchange duties, and American intercourse trade. A special committee was ordered to inquire into city gaol conditions amid enforcement failures. Malahide road bill second reading postponed. Exchequer proposes interest rate reduction with no personal stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Exchange
Brownlow
Arma
Holmes
Beresford
Malahide Carnpike
Edward Newenham
Debate on Interest Reduction and National Affairs
The discussion centers on whether lowering interest rates benefits the nation, tracing reductions from 10 to 6 percent across English reigns, and weighing current prosperity against monetary policy. Speakers examine fiscal prudence, with Pelham cited as an example of borrowing at lower rates yet opposing broad rate cuts. A committee report on linen premiums and tax divisions follows, with votes recorded and bills postponed or advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles the Pirk
Queen Anne
Geo
George the
England
Pelham
Corry
Burgh
Oldtown
Committee of Ways and Means
Mason
Beresford
Holmes
Uniack
Brownlow
Gardiner
Henry Hartstonge
Thomas Burgh
Conolly
Isaac Corry
Mr. Beresford
J. Blaquiere
Port News Arrivals and Vessels in Port Reports
Port news records multiple ships arriving or expected, noting dates February 13 and 14, listings of packet boats Prosperity Dartmouth and Rhode Island, names Whitehaven Jackson Philadelphia Betley Litton Wall, and cargo like ballast coal and potatoes. Other entries mention seaport activity, ship Irene livele marks home goods and six vessels ballast with wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerimont Packet-Boat
Prosperity
Whitehaven
Jackson
Philadelphia
Wind
S. EB
Dartmouth
Betley
Watertocd
Forritter
Litton
Wine
Chippe
Rhode Island
Wall
Rising and Setting Times In Coast and City Almanac
The fragment shows a coastal almanac style listing high water times for Dublin and other locations. It includes days of week and multiple time figures, likely indicating sunrise sunset and tidal data for a period. The text is garbled but centers on daily astronomical references.
Distressed Widow and Six Children Seek Aid
A pitable plea appeals to benevolent readers for a widow and her six children who have lost all to hunger and cold this season. Donations may be sent via Mr William Dalton coachmaker Dominick Breet and the printer Keenuf who will authenticate their distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dalton
Dominick Breet
London Waistcoat Sale By Proprietor At Auction
A garish fragment describes wares from Bwansdawn's Caftimers and a London waistcoat sale by Proprietor 1 Aa NT OY at No. 6 Parliament Street. It notes undercut prices and previews of Superbya: ys Clore for the Berth Night, with vague references to abolition and a hopeful public auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winnie Ward
Bwansdawn's
Halledeela
Pitluee
E. Whigh
Parliamen
Itr
GALL
Amber Table Beer Brewed With Salt Additive Notes
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Amber Table Beer and a Dublin house, referencing salt additive, a person named Gerald Dodd, and a discussion of beer quality and uniform serving. The readable facts are sparse, with unclear dates, places, or concrete outcomes.
1787 bottle auction notes at Fervistreet
Fragment from a Sept 18 1787 notice describing bidding on wine and brandy in bottles for sale by the dozen. Mentions quantities, pricing, and a regiment of Battles numbering, with unknown buyers and officials.
Prices of Corn and Grain in Dublin and Liberties
Abstract of returns shows quantities for a barrel of each product from February 2 to February th, listing wheat 20 stone, beans 6 stone, oats 14 stone, malt and barley measures, and oatmeal. Includes references to malt, maltney, and meliorations in Dublin City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Barly
Bere
Drogheda
Wicklow
Waterford
Louth
Ongford
Parlians
A New Spelling Pronouncing Explanatory Dictionary
The Library of the S tuft edition by J. Moore presents a spelling pronouncing dictionary by William Scott with essays on pronunciation and English grammar. It aims to standardize orthography and phonetics, noting two editions on superfine and common paper, with prices 4s 34d and 3s 34d respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Moore
Collen
William Scott
Scott
Universities & Academy
Aged Citizen Seeks Aid Amid Sickness and Penury
A longtime respected resident of Dublin, aged over four decades in the city, now endures severe poverty and illness. He has suffered for five years from an incurable Gravel and a fistula, has been treated in every hospital, and lies bedridden in a rented tavern, unable to support himself or his family. He appeals to the public for sympathy and aid to counter starvation and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
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Postscript
Aitho
Grattan
Britannia
Hibernia
Neptune
Cornucopia
Carlini
House of Commons
Molesworth Street
Thelfel
Nicholson
Wells
Guinea
Guinda
Grenada
Shakespeare
Julius Cafar
Brutus
Caffine
Antonys
Dexter
John Blaquiere
Bridewell
Marshalsea
Edwards
John Blaguiere
Marshalea
Society For
John Patrick
Irish Parliamentary Register
Commons
Faipay
Port-News
Wei
Sun
Wed
Gerald Dodd
Pertia
Leyve
Gy House
Thott
Bree
Fervistreet
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