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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 26, 1740
Page
3
At the last General Quarter Sessions on the 13th of July the court ordered urgent repair of the ruinous Redbridge Bridge and proposed a new three arch bridge. Artificers may submit sealed proposals to Mr Thomas Imber in Winchester by September 16 for consideration at Michaelmas Sessions.
An item from Burlipp Gloucestershire notes a trunk stolen or stray d containing Mechlin or Bath laces lace caps handkerchiefs and lace ruffles with two fin ends. Five guinea reward offered to recover items or identify culprits. A black mare 14 hands plus height is reported missing from Donington near Albrighton with promise of reward for information leading to restoration or prosecution.
An early eighteenth century notice promotes John Hopkins Goldsmith as a dealer in second-hand plate and watches, warning against engravings with arms and promising low prices. It precedes a Surrey turnpike trustees meeting set for September 2 at the Angel Inn Staines Middlesex, detailing the agenda.
Several properties for lease are advertised in the Essex and Surrey areas. Listings include a 122 acre Lower Bannert Court Farm near Epsom with toll-free tythe status and stables, another 50 acre farm near Romford, a Shenfield dairy farm of 210 acres near Brentwood, and a Waltham Green beer house with malt house and four acres of hops. Enquiries go to various solicitors and inns in London and Shenfield.
On Sunday the 13th of July a mottled black and white Danish breed bitch with cropped ears a long tail about eight or nine months old was found near Ponder's End toward Enfield Marsh. If the owner claims her inquire at Mr Withers bookseller near Inner Temple Gate Fleet Street.
A detailed advertisement for a new edition of Nature Delineated, translated from Spectacle de la Nature. The 2nd edition is revised with copper plates, a full index, and additions including two letters on human reason, the plan of the work, and reflections. Published by Hodges in London. Gratuities offered for previous purchasers.
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