Booksellers sale offers on varied works at reduced prices
Walter of Piccadilly declines the Booxser Line business and offers a mixed catalog of quartos and duodecimos, including Anderson on Commerce and Meares voyages, with copper plates, maps, and several pamphlets. Purchasers may inspect at various London locations or apply at the Printing House Square office. sale ends this month.
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Walter
Piccadilly
Printing House Square
Blackfriars Quarto
Anderson
Meares
Robinson Crisce
Daniel de Foe
Vals
Marquis A’ Argenton
Prussia
Suhm
France
America
Banfegue
Morris
Nevil
England
Lord Thurlow
Alfred
Prince of Wales
Pitt
Swift
Lee
Royal Academy
Burke , Nee
Jolinfont
Hbs
Farrer
Birmingham
Burges
American Vision
Letter on Legislation and Religion Echoes Spectator
The writer forwards a reprint of a Spectator letter praising a prophecy of legislative and religious ideas. He urges publication in the Event to spark timely reflection and offers personal satisfaction at transcribing it for readers. The note closes with courtesy and a signature line.
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Spectator
Tam
Sir
Free-thinkers and the Beaux Esprits in London visit
A traveller from London arrives in the village with a servant and a guide, described as a Free thinker. The writer attacks the Free-thinker label, arguing it masks libertine conduct, and criticizes youths who idolize such pretensions. The letter urges Sir Spectator to address licentiousness as not equal to freedom and urges clarity on atheism and impartiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Beaux Esprits
Tam
Philonons
Chemistry note on Erated Yerra Ponderosa differences
At Gottingen experiments suggest Erated Yerra Ponderosa from Strontian contains a new earth with different habits and acids crystallization making it distinct from Angle fark. One is a direct poison used to kill rats in mines. the other is harmless.
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Gottingen
Rudecht
Ruffecht
Scale of crim con court notice under king bench authority
A damaged OCR style notice describes varying scales of criminal conversation rates by court authority. It mentions for a wife and for a wife of a tailor and an officer or member of parliament with lower and higher rates to be published once settled. It notes an advertisement and game at Bladman’s Beff as soon as settled.
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Taylor
House of Parliament
Blladman
France
Chrystié
Bahamas
Mr. Chrystie
Chrystie
Nan
Bahama Islands trial exposes abuse by Secretary Chrystie
In Nassau on Sept 2 1791 the General Court found Adam Chrystie Esq secretary for the Bahama Islands guilty on nine counts of extortion and malpractices. He faces imprisonment and fines while contentious proceedings continue, with further information filed and a fresh judgment expected on adjournment day.
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Nassau
Adam Curystie
Crown
Joan Kerr
Withers
Chrystie
Adam Chrystie
Srexting
Cotire
Outlands
Chirgitie
Ogrder
Nicesary
Hut
di Court of Chancery
Leas
Council
Chryltic
Stetsey
Earl of Punmont
Lottery Insurance and Dream Tales of Numbers
A letter recounts a family saga around lottery dreams and a near satire of insuring numbers. The narrator cites daughters interpreting dreams of a calves head a crown and royal numbers, a fortune teller offering thirteen numbers linked to royal children, and misadventures with No 30 and No 5. The tale ends with confusion over how such numbers could yield a benefit.
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Kitty
Prince of Wales
Day
Pirteen
Jamaily
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