Canal navigation plan for Wilton Percy to River Wier
A 1765 meeting of landowners at Woltley Bridge in Staffordshire votes to seek Parliament approval for a 4 Havinhhls Canal from the River Treescat near Wilton Percy to the River Wier. It outlines a £101,000 cost split into 505 shares, subscription terms, transfer of shares, offices for subscriptions, voting by shares, and provisions for damages, tolls, and road materials with printed copies to public papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woltley Bridge
Staffordshire
Wilton Percy
Asrby
Francis Cobit
Lachhucki
Boulton
Birmingham
Wallington
Tamworth
Benjamin Mollineux
Wolverhampton
Benjamin Cooper
Walsall
John Fiith
Ludéley
William Musgrave
Burton Upon Trent
Samuel Crompton
Derby
Abel Snich
Nottingham
Samuel Twenityman
Newark
Maddison
Gaulborough
Isaac Broadley
Hull
Sparrow
Newcastle
Jamaica Rum and Pantheon Brandy Offered at Royal Exchange Warehouses
At Wenman and Co vaults near the Royal Exchange RRACK sale advances on Jamaica Rum of great age and strength. Pantheon brandy and other spirits offered by the piece or gallon with samples and delivery near Fown, Caters and Quays. Prices in shillings and pence, payment on present money, returns allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenman and Co
Royal Exchange
Rrack
The
India Company
Jamaica
Pantheon
Charles Wenmian and Co
Carriape Tee
Catans-heafe
Jowett
Jain
Lisbon
Auction Sale of Freehold Dwelling in Hanover Square
To be sold by auction by Mr Firawoop on Friday next at noon at the premises a freehold dwelling house on the south side of Hanover Square with three rooms on a floor two staircases and convenient offices including fixtures. Details and conditions available from Mr Firewood near St James's Church Piccadilly and at the house where a person will attend to show the premises until the time of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firawoop
Hanover Square
Firewood
St. James’s Church
Piccadilly
Presttance
Houshold
Kare’s Gore
Market Hilfley
Berkshire
Crown
Reading
Golden Cross
High-Street
Oxford
London
Kare’s
Jane Geldard
Griffin
Richmond
Yorkshire
Beilisle
Crowther
England
Thomas Hardan
Belleisle
William Crowther
J. Collet
Strand
Ath
Marty
Caries KS
N. B
Key
Baker’s Cofee-house
Chinge-Aley
MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENT AND LATE NEWS SUMMARY
An 18th century notice promotes a lavatory paste for fistula and piles sold by Jous Paces and Sir Joan Frerping directed by Robert Dinecey for Magdalene Charity, with testimonials of cures. The rest reports naval dispatches from Cadiz on ships Achilles and Conception, Moroccan peace talks at Tangier, troop movements to Seville and Lisbon, and assorted European court tidings from Genoa to Vienna including the Dauphin’s heart transfer and British envoy Gordon’s audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ward
Cadiz
Sieur Bucarely
Havanna
Achilles
Conception
la Vera Cruz
Ceuta
Xebeck
Tangier
Morocco
Bashaw
Mequinez
San Lucar de Barrameda
Seville
Lisbon
d’Oeyras
Genoa
Cal. Matra
Republick
Corsica
Sieur Grimaldi
Bastia
Savoy
Dantzick
Lithuania
Jenna
Baron Phillip de Dickweiler
Vienna
Prince Albert of Saxony
Maria Christina
Versailles
Saint-Denis
Port town shipping news from Penzance and Poole
Dec 30 to Dec 31 arrivals in Penzance and Poole report multiple ships arriving from London Carmarthen Newhaven St Lucia and St Sebastian and departures to the Screights Exon Plymouth Portsmouth Cowes and South Carolina with vessels named John and Ann Union Starpoint Falmouth and more with crews awaiting sailings and destinations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFORT
Cowes
Fox
Squirrel
Am- Lott
London
Stevens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walker
Resurts
Toby
Warehenté
Fleet-Lane
Kraiis
Wessels and Co
Church of England
J. Newbery
Bible and Sun
St. Paul’s Church-yard
J. Dodsley
Pall-Mall
Kince
Wales
W- Owen
Temple-Bar
Fleet- Steet
R. Goodby
Sherbourne
Bames Buchanan
C. Excera
Ch. Dilly
Hill
CIA
Dofes
Baldwin’s
Mr. Ridley
Lum and
Holland
France
Scotland
Edinburgh
Loch Slipen
Strath
James M’donald
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