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Deaths and notices plague 18th century London life
Kinnday died in Perfect-street Good man fields Caps Thomas Minors in Ruifa trade. William Shepherd died at Deptford, a wealthy Matt-shaker. Tho rag. Walker, Salesman, died at Houndsditch. Buth Mahema tical-instrument-makery in Amen Corner. Lent-preachers appointed for various chapels. Anglesea sickness devastates region as coffins run scarce. Robbery reported near White-conduit House. Trade totals: ships entered and cleared, exports and imports several items including tobacco and sugar. Portsmouth report: Captain Alcock ashore near Tenerife. cargo damaged. News from Covent Garden and Hay-Makell theatres. Public health tallies show deaths, births, and casualties for the week.
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Kinnday
Perfect-street
Goodman’s-fields
Caps
Thomas Minors
Deptford
William Shepherd
Houndsditch
Thorag
Walker
Buth
Amen Corner
Fot
Tomerow
Chapel Royal
Fontayne’ Whithall
Mason
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Moss Sr
Undershaft
Pickaing
St. Giles’s Cripplegate
Moore
St. Clement Danes
Tarrant
Ann
Westminster
Taylor
Anglesea
Holland
Lisbon
Germany
West Indies
Virginia
Maryland
Havannah
Streizkis
America
Dunkirk
Portsmouth
Alcock
London
Teneriffe
Deel
Charles
Throbin
Harford
Long
Jamaica
Dhe Femberton
Adams
St. Kitts
Cato
Young
Guinea
Cap
Limerick
Matthew
Rice
Covent-Garden
Hay-Makhiel
Preury-Laah
Cat Cate
Urruchit