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Newspaper
Edinburgh Chronicle
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1759
Page
1
Fragmentary Edinburgh Chronicle notice shows a sunset reference with a timed schedule and monetary figures. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate a Tuesday to Wednesday time window and a numeric total around 939.6.
The notice promotes the Scots Magazine for August featuring extracts from letters to a late British commander in Germany and Voltaire translated pieces. It includes remarks on a Sabbath profanation in Edinburgh, puzzles in the Rule of Three, solutions to embolden numerical problems, poems on mortality, and notes on new books, military actions, and maps. It also mentions plans of Edinburgh and related sieges, and references to maps in prior issues.
A fragment from 1759 discusses the Royal Banks of Scotland and local court actions at Dingwall, with references to a recruiting officer, Highland garb transgression complaints, and magistrates duties. It notes publishing details for the Magazine and general meetings of Goupsmiths in Edinburgh, including a new bullion handling royalty.
Sunday afternoon His Majesty's ship Jason arrives at Spithead from the west. The frigate Aurora accompanies transports and troops from the port of wind. An ambassador from Morocco and Fez is arrived and shortly heads for London. Admiral Holburne is at Spithead with 12 ships.
From Newcastle comes word of 300 recruits from the royal Highland regiment marching to Shields for embarkation to Germany. The piece recounts a debated claim about M Thurot as a Scot and presents a tale linked to John Brand via a seized privateer sailor, noting Thurot’s liberal treatment and distant connections among voyage masters, with market stock figures appended at keeldate.
To be sold at six miles west of Eldinburgh during the planting season a great variety of nursery trees from years old and downwards at reasonable prices.
Readable notice for a sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday September 26 1759 between 3 and 4 pm. Subtack for 138 years of a paper mill and a well finished dwelling with seven fire-rooms closets pantries kitchen, stable barn and garden. Three acres arable land inclosed with hedge and ditch lies near Warxra Pennycook. Details available with William Wilson in Niddesy’s Wynd.
Fragmentary OCR shows an advertisement note mentioning printing by Gavin Hadtlitow Jon Baryour Patazer Neizt and Joaw Rew Li and J.Retp. sold at the Printing-office in the College and at the first Leigh to the Exchange. Plates advertised and ads taken in.
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