Unclear Historical Trade Goods Listing Fragment
A dense OCR fragment lists a wide array of commodities with prices and origins including tea blends, spices, sugars, dyes, fabrics, and dyes from various regions. It reads like a port or warehouse ledger detailing items such as Congou tea, Pekoe, ginger, tamarind, pepper, cocoa, sugar, cotton, tobacco, gums, and various imported goods with prices in old currency, alongside place names like Jamaica, Barbados, Leeward Islands, Sicily, Smyrna, and Aleppo. The exact dates, quantities, and full item lines are fragmentary.
Literary and Entertaining! Servants’ Woes at Fitz-George Estate
A verbose 18th century piece reports unrest at Mr. Fitz-George’s manor as servants led by Will Pitot and Jack Secor resign or threaten to, citing wages and unfair dismissal. The tale notes rival public critics, fears of tenants, and hints of further servant exoduses, ending with “To be continued.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz-George
Warainé
Tom
Jack Secor
Fitz- George
Harry Chambermin
Harry
Tom Give-plase
Harry Chamberman
Peter Post-Boy
Monitor
Patriot
8&C
Pitot
Charles
Mr. Fitz-George
Gentilemaan
Fitz~George
Marcer
C. Price
Royal Exchanges
London
The True-Born Englishman and Civicus Clash in Print
A heated pamphlet era debate features Toth PRINWVER’s sermon on divine justice and national duty against attacks on Lord Mayor Pitt and the City of London. Civicus accuses a Briton writer of treachery, hints at French or Spanish influence, and upholds the city’s honor and resistance to tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
Israel
David
Jeremiah
Manind
Portage
Pitta
Epigram and Pastoral Excerpt in Old Verse Style
A fragmented verse fragment presents an epigram about London echoes of Rome and a pastoral lament. It contrasts foxish chattering with silence, then shifts to a lover's nostalgia for Phillis, describing flower garlands, tender endearments, and the ache of separation, asking Fortune to restore bliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Reynard
Phillis
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Phe
Prici
Hkae
Congou
sPekoe
Uoc
Currans
Jamaica
PPEA
Bohea
Domingo
Adaloupe
Occa Caryacca
Mariacabo
Cayenne Ga
Magignon Wicertain
Wncertain Vy
Billapachima - Rod
Horneo
Ancestain
C. Sugar St. Kite’ S
Antigua
Montferrat
Neévis Jos
Barbados
Ds Martin
Ai US
Ads Ink
Carolina
C. . Honduras
Allum Engifi
Argos
Rhenith
Bolognari
Port Aid
Naples
Barilla
Fulti
Aleppo
Minerte
Guinea
Guadaloupe
Leeward Islands
Barbadoes
Smyrna
Cyprus
Acraus
Surat
Druana Raita
Ak Igs
Lethuania
Paternofter
Helignan
Marenburg
Koning Paternofter
Podolia
Dicco Hemp Riga
Dererib
New-England
Cape de Verds
Lana
Red Saunders
Siberia
Moscow
Los -America
S -Colebrook Dale
America
Dantzick
Canada
M. Catonis
Pacria
Erte
Glasg
Vitin P
Kearfly
Ludiate-Street
Eoch
Hs Majesty
J. Newery
Bible and Sun
Ste-Paul’s
Church-Yard
W. Bayless
Civer-Car
Suffolk
Haymarket
The
Demeyee
Toth
Indies
Ophir
Engli
Toth Prinuwver
Allexmet
Common Council
Bedlam
Péce
Earl of Egremont
England
Spain
Pit
de Briter
Prussia
Bourbon
Austria
Civicus
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