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Vast 1741 Newmarket racing and naval orders note
A fragmented 1741 item lists horse racing results at Newmarket with Kight and Sunbury, plus military provisioning for Sir John Norris's Fleece 3 and naval convoys to Gibraltar. It records town deaths, society gatherings at Goldsmiths Hall, and multiple appointments, with stock prices and public notices.
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Newmarket
Mr. Kight
Chrristopher Drewett
Mr. Martindale
Sunbury
Sir John Norris
Falkland
Honeyton
Devonshire
Duke Street Chapel
Westminster
Frances Finch
Earl of
Aylesford
Goldsmith’s Hall
Sheriff Hoare
Duke
Dutchess of
Cleveland
Queensbury
Duchess of
Gascoigne
Spital-Fields
St. Mary-Ax
Mackworth
Southwark
Dennis Willington
Old Jewry
Ferne
St. Thomas's Hospital
Paul
Pearse
Harrison
Sherron
Markland
Cowell
Stevens Turner
Ondy Morning
North-street
Seven- Dials
John Marchant
Portugal
Marlborough-street
Forester
Duke of Hamilton
Humphry Parsons
Rygate
South Sea
Mine Adventures
Exchequer
Vintners-Hal
Fotha Wendy. Laver
London
Daniel Lambere
Humphry Pastongsef
Danse
Joan Barnard
Robert Gooscuntiy
George Heathcotte
Ely
Alderam
George
St. Savage-Gardens
City of London
Vintners Hall
John Barnard
Knt
Robert Godschall
George Heathcote
Daniel Lambert