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Edinburgh Chronicle

Location

Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 20, 1759

Page

4

Ships from Greenock and Montrose reach Virginia and tar

Port Glasgow and Greenock vessels sail for Virginia and South Carolina with goods including tar and timber. Montrose ships arrive with tar and merchant wares. Edinburgh reports arrivals from Newcastle and Goitenberg with goods and the Chevalier Taylor's ophthalmic fame and forthcoming works. The poor in Edinburgh will receive free eye care from his visit.

Greenock Jenny Fiondinah Henderson Hamilton Port Glasgow Virginia Kitie Stanton South Arolit Rapahannock Sempil Sally Paterson Keith Margaret Ramsay Montrose Grizell Beill Betty Caittness Dundee Williams Bell Ditto George Beaty Panbraid Coopman Seftrd Goitenberg Sangster Pom Gamrey Dickie Thurso Bartley Isborge Gottenberg Shirreff Fenham Edinburgh Newcastle Chevalier Taylor Europe England London Tyer

Advertisements from Edinburgh 1769 recruiting bounty

Notices announce ship departures from Leith for London Glasgow and Paisley with Martyrs seeking passengers and lodging. Edinburgh authorities renew a bounty of two guineas plus one extra for men who enlist or replace draughts in German battalions. A further reward of Bargess is promised after the war ends upon good behavior.

Glasgow Paisley Pacquet John Thomson William Marschal Leith Harbour Leith Road Cross Forrest Edinburgh Leith Thornhausen Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick Britain Germany Duke of Argyle Liald Giles

Estates Auction Near Kelso and Dumfries in November 1759

Public sale notices detail lands near Kelso twelve miles from Berwick and ten miles from Eyemouth with rich soil and a near new 15 room house. Terms include low rents and buyer relief on kirk and manse costs. Also advertised is a Dumfries roup of multiple tenements gardens and land with total rent income listed and viewing agents.

John’s Kelso Berwick Eyemouth Alexander Cunningham Marx M'‘Kune Vintner Dumfries Thomas Kirkpatrick Barkerland Sterling Roup Joan Story Messrs John Wallace Wiliam Kirkpatrick

Local College Ads Highlight Early Advertisements

Fragment shows names Patrick Neill and Joan Reipd linked to college activities and early advertisements.

Nn Balfour Patrick Neill Joan Reipd Ting

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