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Fires and insurance notices and new publications of 1720
A dense 1720 notice column reports ship and stock prices for South Sea, Bank, and India shares, followed by an ad and petitioned insurers in London. It details Barnaby Street fire losses certified by EB and a fire insurance office with locations, rates, and policies. Also listed are new book publications, poetry collections, and horse racing purses with entry rules and dates across various London venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
London
Barnaby-street
St. Catherines
Richard Turner
Elizabeth Appleton
John Jeffrys
Victualler
Humphrey Parsons
Thomas Rorden
Viatser
Samuel Holmes
Sarah Fiolafon
Slop- Feller
John Croucher
Richard Grunwin
Joseph Everard
Thomas Web
Daniel Whitehurn
Haberd
John Haughton
Vintualler
John Marthal
Distiller
Cape
Tho. Westbroune
Will
Malthus
Elizabeth Kingcade
John Moule
Difiller
Philip Cartwright
Edward Hemmings
Thomas Overbury
Thomas Bolton
Clark
Daniel Soundy
Samuel Buck
Edward Randal
Sarum
Fhreadneedle-street
Royal Exchange
Mr. Beckingham
B. Curl
Temple Coffee
Fleetstreet
T. Bickerton
Paternoster Row
Addisos
Countess of Warwick
House of Commons
Westminster
Jacob Tonton
Strand
Timothy Goodwin
Bernard Lintot
Fleet-street
William Taylor
Pater-Noster-Row
Duke of Newcastle
Singer
Addison
Westminster Abbey
Orconoko
Pope
Major Pack
Samuel Garth
Troilus
Mr. Sewell
Sir Walter Raleigh
D. Brown
W. Mears
J. Pemberton
F. Clay
J. Peele
Thomas Randal
Randal
William Sherlock
Deash St. Paul's