Admiralty and Trade Notices From a Yearly Ledger
Reports of master attendants at Chatham and Sheerness, appointments in the East India Company fleet, a Hampton Court kitchen accident, ship arrivals and convoy details, a Shrewsbury court marriage trial, highway robbery near Kingston, charity lottery managers, stock market quotes, and various financial notices. Major named entities include the Lords of the Admiralty, Mr Eager, Mr Jenkins, the Nature, Frances, Barbadoes, St Lucia, East India Company ships Harrison Hertford Drake Ockham Middlesex Montague Goffright Princess Royal Princess Louisa Gilbert, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Shrewsbury, Kingston, and South Sea stock figures.
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Chatham
Admiralty
Sheerness
Jenkins
The
Nature
Burroughs
Hampton Court
Frances
Studholm
Downs
Birch
Barbadoes
Iland
St. Lucia
East India Company
Harrison
Samuel Martin
Hertford
George Bagwell
Drake
John Houghton
George
George Pitt
Ockham
William Jobson
Middlesex
John Pelley
Montague
Richard Goffright
Princess Royal
Backwell
Princess Louisa
Richard Pennell
Robert Hudson
Charles Small
Charles Maffey
Thomas Gilbert
Anniversary celebration notice at King's Head Tavern
The document calls Bonvacians to attend at the King's Head Tavern at three o'clock sharp on the eighteenth day of August to celebrate the anniversary of the Hicu Boriace.
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Oxford
Hicu Boriace
Bethlem Hospital Seeks Proposals for New Lunatic Ward
The President Treasurer and Governors of Bethlem Hospital announce plans to erect a new building at the West End of the hospital grounds to house incurable lunatics. Proposals must be written and sealed with the Steward by Wednesday August 8 at three in the morning. the Governors committee will meet then to consider them.
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Bethlem Hospital
Sven
Racing Purse Notices At Shrewsbury Course For August
On Tuesday in August a purse of fifty guineas will be run for any horse mare or gelding weighing 11 stone at the new course near Shrewsbury. Entrance one guinea for subscribers two for non subscribers. On Wednesday a purse of twenty guineas for galloways of 14 hands nine stone. Entrance one guinea subscribers two non-subscribers. On Thursday a purse of twenty five guineas for hunters last season never costing ten pounds to start. Entrance one guinea subscribers two non-subscribers. Entries due six days before racing at the market house between two and six.
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Shrewsbury
Red Lyon
Horse Races At Newport Pagnell Bucks Plate Entries
On Wednesday September 5 a Plate of Fifteen Pounds for horses never rated above 40 will be run at J Bury Field near Newport Pagnell with entry via the Clerk of the Race. Enter by Friday, pay Guinea entrance and 2s 6d to the Clerk, and be kept at the Town Plate contributor’s house. Three runners required. Booths in Bury Field must pay Town Plate dues. On Thursday September 6 a Thirty Guinea purse race for horses never won a Plate or Prize will run, carrying 12 stone, best of three heats, entries due Saturday before running. On Friday September 7 a Ten Pound Plate for Galloways not over 14 hands, weight allowances apply, entry fee one guinea and 2s 6d. Disputes settled by two contributors. Balls for the ladies promised.
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Bury-Field
Newport-Pagnell
Bucks
Newport
Bury Field
Town Plate
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St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Geo. Champion
Henry Bowater
Ifq
James Monro
Thomas Jackson
Philip Perry
Joseph Ayliffe
Henry Siffon
Christopher Eramett
Charles Eyres
Thomas Ravenscroft
John Bayfeild
John Bosworth
Justice Page
Justice Lee
Nicholas Williams
Carmarthen
Mary Jones
Edward Jones
Royal Vineyard
St .James’s Park
Kingston
Surrey
Hull
Wandesworth
Kington
Mark
Wilidhica A MelLidy Ey
Francis Gafhry
Richard Graham
Henry Harris
Lewis Hayes
William’ Hopkins
Ohn Burman
Ohn Parker
William Walker
Jos. Wight
South Sea
Bank
Prem
India
York Buildings
Royal Exchange
London
Welch
Beattits
Michael Newnam
Earlie
Temple- Exchange
Fleetstreet
Hatrowen
Ondon
Robert Holford
High Court of Chancery
George Rivers
Penshurst
Adhurst
Spelnshy Westerham
Brafted
Kene
Symonds Fan
Chancery
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