Sale of Sharnbrook Estates and Wootton Manor in Bedfordshire
A historic notice offers the Devil Tavern area and associated manors in Sharnbrook near Bedford for sale by auction to the best bidder on a Thursday in February 1765. The property spans about eleven hundred acres of arable, meadow and pasture, with woods, inclosures potential, and a single lease expiring Lady Day 65. Details include the Wootton Hoo manor two miles from Bedford and various farms, cottages and lands, with conditions and viewing arranged through Mr. Jones and Mr. George Palmer. Also advertised are Bengal rum and brandy for sale, with wine samples and delivery terms from the Royal Exchange brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frercuar
Devil Tavern
Sharnbrook
Bedford
Tofte
Temple - Hillis
Lorings
Salthorpe
Onfe
Wootton Hoo
County of
Jones
Temple
Wootton and Marston
George Palmer
Goldington
Public charity tale of a relieved distressed family
A Maiden Lane letter celebrates public generosity aiding a decayed household. Benefactors are thanked as the family moves to safety and accounts of donations are open at Beale’s in Covent Garden. Also advertised is Peirce’s Hemorrhage remedy with prices and various London retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meer Baran
Bertle
Walker
Moscortgls
Jenares
T. Parsons
Maiden-lane
Covene-Garden
Henry Moze
John Cartlitch
Henry Bennett
Richard Beale
P. S
Harford
Bell Yard
Bedford-row
A. C
E. P. As
C. H
H. QO
C. E
Thomas Peirce
Bultter Square
London
Hivm
Dhac
T. Peirce
Billiter Square
Fenchurch Street
Spencer
Perfumter
Mt Berkeley State
David Bernham
Snutt-Shop
Great May’s
St. Marcin’s Lane
Hooper
Bookfeller
New Church
The
Strand
Wilkie
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Carter
Star-Alley
Fenchurch
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PORT NEWS FROM FALMOUTH AND SURROUNDING LOOPS
Port arrivals and sailings detail ships and routes with sources including Lisbon Oporto Guernsey Milford Waterford Bristol London Virginia Carolina Nevis Boston and St Devon The text notes a royal drawing room at Cavendish square and a Lord Mayor ball with high society attendance plus the Duke of Rutland’s return from Belvoir castle to Knightfridge and court presence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Snook
Tenby
Rofe
Dan
London
Cowes
de Juliana
Wood
Lisbon
Southampton
Neptune
Judas
Guernsey
St. Andrew
Martin
Milford
Hornett
Jupp
Amelia
Cavendish Square
Duke of Rutland
Belvoir Castle
Lincolnshire
Knightfridge
Feeble Spanish embassy and Baltic news from 18th century dispatches
The lettered passages report a Spanish embassy memorial to the English, manilla ransom payments, and estimated damages of 5230 009 dollars, with other dispatches from Holland and Poland noting Turkish forces, Russian defensive orders, and a French settlement on the Siberian river Babyl. Updates cite Milford Haven fortifications, a tax edict, troop coin reforms, tent demand in New York, Jamaica rum distillation, and forest importation bounty talk. Wheat and corn prices and trading rules are given, plus London rights debates, shipping congestion fears, and a Haberdathers Hall election for a vicar of Awre with seven candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
England
Manilla
Mexico
Holland
Great Britain
Poland
Petersburgh
Babyl
Siberia
Milford Haven
Hague
New York
Vahey
Jamaica
France
Mark Lane
London
Hall
Ipswich
Kem
Southwark
Cig
Haberdathers Hall
Maiden-lane
Awre
Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire
Haberdathers Company
John Sejeant
Blakeney
Serjeant
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Staines Bridge
Amos Alder’s
Ster and Garter
Bocking
Chener
Charing Cross
Yorkshire Grey
Accadilly
Peter Thorne
Cro&Keys
Landon Samuel Dawker
White Hart
Amos Alder
Star and Garter
Andover
John Ladd
New Inn
Melkibam
Joseph Cearicross
Bach Thomas Jones
Greyhound
Bristol
Leicester
Harborough
Northampton
Newport
Poltilions
Cross
la and
Weicester
J. Gaunt
G. Bouken
Bondon
Gill Greenman
Barnet
Thompson
Saracen’s Head
St. Alban’s Norman
Bedford Arms
Dunstable
Red Lion
Wooobarne
George Styke
Golden Mills
Peacock
Beary
Mr. Berry
Lion and Lamb
Bishop
N.B
Port
Goffee-house
KRK A & K
India Company
Etron
Coniac
Caamies Wenman
Royal Exchange
Pymchhouse
Swiching’s Alley
John Jiocke
Thomas Moss
Roe-Buck-Coure
Chifwell-Street
Alfo
We Owen
Temple Bars
Z. Stuart
the Lamb
Paternoster Row
J. Johnson
S.chirm
Aldersgate Bars
Ossian
Fingal
James MacPherson
T. Jefferys
Asia
America
North-Wes
M. Muller
Royal Academy of
James Grieve
Low Tuhekr
Lowrr
Lincolnian
San Ktanto
Dogor
Harcon- Garden
Paillee
Princes-street
Sydney
Laurugiogs
Ferner
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