19 May 1778
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 19, 1778
Page
1
The page records acknowledgments to patrons for hospital and Bath relief funds, notes donations and certificates for meal distribution, lists marriages and deaths, plus police-style incidents of footpad robberies near Dublin in 1778 and a Theatre Royal performance schedule with Masonic attendance details.
The Theatre-Royal hosts a charity performance of The Fraschetana to aid distressed manufacturers with ticket sales supported by noble ladies. Separate notices detail grass and seed sales, and a Blue-Coat Hospital building fund appeal with subscriptions via a merchants committee tied to a state lottery scheme, including deposit requirements and dates.
A 1778 sale offers household furnishings including beds curtains chairs tables and glassware, plus livestock corn hay and other goods. The auction begins at noon and runs daily until sold with a second notice for a Chambers Universal Dictionary publication and parish constable appointments and sworn in at Vestry May 16 1778.
A fragmented 1778 Dublin page reports a merchant committee informing the public that the Teller of the Exchequer and others withdrew support, risking unpaid notes. It also mentions a Fourth Subscription Ball at Fi bblesstreet and rental notices, with agents appointed for estate rents and property details in Bolton-Nreet and Abby-street.
A collection of 18th century notices including sailing logs with vessels to Dublin and Malfingar, tolls to be set by public sale, appointments for campouritss, ship and goods arrivals, auctions in May for millinery and household items, and a request for cargoes and linen goods from various ports.
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