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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 03, 1774

Page

4

Portfolios and Commons debate on corn importation reform

London May 2 to 4 proceedings in the House of Commons include a committee on corn trade it discusses amending laws to ascertain corn prices across the kingdom and to permit import export. debates on turnpike and justice bills, and notices on Quebec government and longitude at sea rewards for navigational discoveries. The session records many private bills, adjournments, and reports from both Houses with various local notices and a fire tragedy at Covent Garden.

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Plan for public examinations and letters in dispute

The fragment notes a plan for public examinations to occur soon and mentions an Anglican and Pullopatri as well as a letter friend B P. It references an editor of Shakespeare and a request from R. W. of Cornwall with a reply returned.

B.P Shake- Speare R. W Cornwall

High Water Times at London Bridge

Notice lists high water marks for London Bridge with times for tomorrow morning and afternoon as well as Saturday. The schedule includes five to eleven and a half hours after noon markers, indicating tidal times for the local river crossing.

London-Bridge Nighk

Theatrical Entainments and Evening Showings

Yesterday menu included Daury Lane and The Trith Widow with Alexander the Great. This evening presents The Grecian Daughter and The Pantheonites with Busy Body and Mother Shipton. Also King Henry the Eighth with Midas.

Daury-Lane Yetterday Alexander the Great the Trith Pantheonites Feovs nx-Garnen Mother Shipton Henry the Eighth Midas

Sale of Wheat at Bear-Key Market by Marshalls

Return of the sale of wheat at Bear-Key market on Monday the 2d. Measurers Josh How and Witeram Marshall document 350 quarters at 51s 6d and 195 ditto at 50s 6d among other lots. Wheat and meal weighers tally prices in shillings and pence.

Bear-Key Josh¢ex How Witeram Marshall City of London

Stock Prices From Historic Ledger Data

A compact record of varied securities and bonds including Bank stocks, India issues, South Sea items, Old Anno and New Anno prices, Consols, Navy bills, and long-annuity bonds with figures such as 862, 1473.4, 3 percent and other monetary annotations. The list reflects a snapshot of 19th or early 20th century financial quoting with multiple entries and fractions.

T. Bank India Fternoon India Ann Consol Bank Anh Pre ‘Navy Bank Long Ann

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