18 Nov 1784
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Nov 18, 1784
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR mentions a card event at the Knive of Choles in Eustace fireety. It lists Boblin and Blanw Card among playing cards, with unclear context or outcome. Further readable details are not present to determine date, place, or result.
In a dated treasury notice, authorities outline sale and exchange terms for Loan Debentures and Treasury Bills, detailing rates, redemption, and debentures conversion. The notice invites holders to exchange debt instruments at the Office of His Majesty's Treasury on specified days and times.
A damaged 18th century notice announces a state lottery drawing starting Monday. It describes English state lottery tickets, shares named after purchasers, and various ticket schemes offering prizes and “guinea” based rewards. Names like R Moncrieffe and W Marchbanc appear with locations and sale terms. The document also mentions public preference for buyers and a related pamphlet on protecting farmers.
A Bookseller and stock broker JAMAY WILLIAMS offers lottery tickets at his offices No 20 New Buildings Dame street. He reports a large pool of money near half a million and urges callings for choices and combos while noting high price due to many tickets sold. Government securities are bought and transferred daily from dawn to noon.
The text describes a historic lottery style drawing with prizes and shares. It mentions ticket trays, half and quarter shares, gains in proportion, and numerous other prizes. It references an office and individuals like Gaines and a person named Richard. The language appears archaic and garbled, but the core idea centers on a lottery scheme with varied prize allotments and a payment method. The piece notes a May or June timing and a large number of prizes as part of the scheme.
The Governors report long funding from subscriptions failing and grant income insufficient to cover annual charitable distributions aiding the poor. For ten years annual costs reached 183 thousand, with last year’s deficit around 3,000 pounds, prompting a call for humanity to avert reduced relief by appealing to public benevolence.
A fragmentary 1734 notice outlines bye laws for regulation and borrowings, referencing street work toward a hospital site. It notes an agent handling payments, declarations of oaths, and proposals due in November with names and roles obscured by OCR errors.
Fragmented OCR text reports no ships arrived and mentions vague references to people and places including Dartmouth Hillsborough and Duke of Limster. The legible items are insufficient to determine a coherent incident or event.
A garbled transcription of a Dublin auction or contract notice from November 27 1774 lists participants and locations in a colonial era market setting. Names such as ARTHURSTOWN, a Dublin quay address, and references to the Apothecaries of Dublin appear amid disrupted wording. The fragment hints at terms of lease or sale, with mentions of farms, foraging, and county matters, but lacks coherent details.
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