London Diary of Crime and Obituaries from Tyburn and Bow Street
Relates a shipboard robbery in Bristol bound travelers James Cannon and John Reily with John Taylor aiding theft, pursuit by city sheriffs leading to arrests and executions. Includes subsequent arrests for highway robbery and pickpocketing, a late night carriages robbery near Frog Lane, and a string of marriages, deaths, and stock prices with various local notables and tradesmen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Douglas
Jappee
Ross
Dublinshirt
Reily
Newgrove
Arrivals and Ports of Call in 18th Century Shipping List
A condensed record of arrivals and vessels at various ports. The list names ships such as the Alderney sloop, East-Indiaman Stormont with Pilot, Paisley from Ferrol, Grand Duke Harmar from Leghorn, Guaveoylin from Ave., London, Peck, and William Gunter from Jamaica and New York. Also shows arrivals at Dover, Dartmouth, Bristol, Weymouth, Plymouth, and Portsmouth with ships like Lady Margaret Noble from Lisbon, Gambia Packet Healy from South Carolina, and Barrier boats navigating Petersburgh and Riga routes.
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Ak Eaton
Bactttas
Punter
Mary
Herbert
Oporto
Wentworth
Major
Venice
Néptune
Raffel
Virginia
Nancy
Ogilvie
Gibraledr Sc
Britancia
Richardson
Dublin
Alderney
Stormont East-Indiaman
Paisley
Miller
Ferrol
Grand Duke
Harmar
Leghorn
Fang
Caton
Riga
Dovers Hercules
Cadenhéad
Lady Margaret
Noble
Lisbon
Gambia Packet
Healy
South Carolina
Dartmouth
Harvey
Newfoundland
Bristol
Saily
Forbes
Dominica
Weyfoundlandy Pinson
Cooner
Fiymouth
Kartuna
Appointment of Earl of Sefton Vice Admiral in Ireland
Dispatches from St James's report important aid from Gibraltar and a promotion for the Earl of Sefton to Vice Admiral in Chanaughe Ireland. Also notes royal visits to Lady Dowager Litchfield, a busy London morning, shipboard safety concerns, and a fatal accident on Blackheath.
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L. O
St. James’s
Gibraltar
Seftan
Chanaughe
Ireland
Litchfeld
Hounslow-heath
Reading
Cour
New
Grange Manufactury
Phillips
Hanies
Smithby
Greenwich
Blackheath
Gregory
Richardson
Helborn
Scaffeld
Chating-crafs
Efpor
Welléyday
Bridewell
Levy Barnett
Patrick Madan
Willam Waing
Tyburs
Stephen Sayce
William Lee
Reynolds
Newgate
Madan
Amos Merrit
Megerit
Merripao
Merrit
Essex County Freeholders Nominate Joint Parliament Candidates
A formal Essex County notice from Chelmsford in August invites the gentlemen clergy and freeholders to a general meeting called by the High Sheriff to nominate joint candidates for the next Parliament. Signatories include John Luther, Tom Coreers, William Middleton, William Fenwick, and others expressing gratitude and requesting continued favor.
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Essex
Taving
Chelmsford
John
Luther
Fee Tohm
Clerty
Frecholeers
Loupity
Northumbere&land
Auction notice for sale of stable yard and tavern site in Tothill Street
Public notice announces sale or lease of an improved stable yard and taphouse known as the Cock in Tothill Street with adjacent coach houses. Terms proposed include a 27 year term from Michaelmas 1774, noting possible shorter term if no goodwill. Inquiry through Mr Anson, Attorney at Law, Westminster. The document also details a lottery scheme with prizes and ticket sale locations at Bank of England, Museum, Lombard Street, and Cheapfire, promising chastened odds and assurances by Mr Molesworth and city officials.
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Tothill
Jtesbest
Mables
Richard Smith
Wichaelinds
Goodewill
L Anson
Wettmin Ier
Graned
Tadea
Yoo
Jos
Miget-street
Lombard-streety
King-street
Cheapfire
Ad‘ventures
Molesworth
Erass Crosby
Frederick Bull
Tharea
Himsalf
Ae Saata
Cox's Museum
Crediton
Vite
Hollacomb
Winni
Winnicombe
John Reed
Ue Perannig
Eifton
Fohm Nortith
Button
Taislor
Elizabeth Turner
Thomasine Turner
Frost
Peter Canin
Mary Cann
William Row
Chaban’s Meadow
Roger Well
Ford
Thomas Weslake
Adamr Pierce
Exeter
Meff
Eyres and Maherly
Chaft’s Hospital
London
Incomplete public notice fragment from August day
Fragmentary OCR text cites a public notice with a Wednesday date and a time in the afternoon, but key details like location, name, and actions are missing, leaving the notice only partially readable and not clearly actionable.
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John “Fielding
Mr. Reynolds
Tyburn
Barnett
Waine
William Addington
Bow-street
Brannon
Yeterday
Tybern
Bowfreet
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Richmond Playhouse
Kewoe
Frog Jane
Mington
John Pizey
Bloomsbury-square
Mary Bryer
Green-street
Grosvenoranare
Walt ” FA
Bedford-row
John Grape
Abchurch-lane
Bondstreet
Rishachson
Kensington
Mary ‘Turviste
India
Los
Morpeth
William Middleton
William Fenwick
Spitzbergen
Great North Sea
North Pole
Commodore Phipps
Lut Widge
Jis
China
Japan
Great
Pacific Ocean
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Ghurebyards
Ottery
Hornsby and Pearce
Meff, Barnes and
Golightly
King’s Arms
Pope’s Head-Alley
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Clinst Church
Canterbury
Hasted
Cumberg
Couny
Kent
Yaboutir
Atoeyer
Temgards
Agork
Siat
Jaumoné
Khemeticine
Hawes and. Co
Patei Ng
Theodore Mayéras
Eliarntos
Samuel Turner
Morris
Arts
Keaping
Thomas Kippax
Ball-alley
Lombard
St. Martin's Dare
Meil Scarborough
Pall Mall
Blyth
Bishey Pig-Freet Jy
Haydon
Plymouth
Snell
Portfunbhy Ifigeon
Saffren- Waiken
Glover
Nayland
Weahtwouth
Shreeve
Chale
Norwich
Galloway
Lyngy
Marshall
Noutampton
Harden
Peterborough
Roys
Stamford
Wilcockin
Newark
Hull
Burton Scarborough
Etherington
York
Bagthaw
Mansfield
Ring
Rafine Ricke
Hodfor
Johnson
Salisbury
Harold
Marlborough
Sampson
Wantage
Kirby
Oxford
Johloh
Coventry
Yearsley
Congleton
Newton
Wakefield
Hargrove
Knaresborough
Creighton
Aeder'and
Pease
Dent
Dartington
Wynn
Richmond
Snow
Windsory-Green
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