Ship Affidavits and Portaguese Fort Incident Lay Open
A dated note from Faro on Oct 22, 1739 discusses affidavits justifying seizure of a vessel at the Portuguese fort and the role of Lisbon consulate officials. It mentions a mutinous fear aboard and the ship’s anchor and cable moved to a warehouse. The report also lists contemporary financial quotes for South Sea stocks and other securities in London.
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Gannon-Shor
Faro
Lisbon
St. Joseph
Huelva
Stolen Leaden Flower Pots Seized in Bow Street Inquiry
Supposedly stolen large leaden flower pots, each about 112 lb with sea horse and Cupid gilt ornaments, were offered for sale by a man now in custody. He claimed to have bought them from a Squire Jeffe's gardener at Little Ealing, a claim which could not be verified. Police suspect theft from a house or garden in Middlesex or Surrey. Any person with information should report to Gold Veil's in Bow Street, Covent Garden.
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Newgate
Richard Johnson
Nath
Thomas Brett
Jeffe
Gardiner
Little Ealing
Middlex
Surrey
Cuem
Gol
de Veil
Bow-street
Covent-Garden
Desertered Pony Missing From Peckham Rye Area
A notice from October 26 1739 reports a black pony horse about 13 hands tall missing near Peckham Rye in Camberwell Surrey. A Wiltshire man described as five feet eight inches with pale face is suspected to have taken the gelding. Reward set at two guineas for capture with horse. one guinea plus expenses for recovery.
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Peckham Rye
Camberwell
Surrey
Wiltshire
Salisbury
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Everal
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Edward Southwell
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John Barrett
White Hart
Bath
P. Morris
N. B
T. Lucyp
Nashiu-Street
Lichfield-street
Newport Market
St. Anne
S.d
Palma
Canary
Jaac de Vic
Sourhampton
Guernsey
Nlideira
Galicia
Orange Grove
S. Birr
Bible and Ball
Avemaryane
Ken
King
J. Glanville
Locke
St. John’s
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Charles Wheatly
Sun, Ricar
Furneux Pelham
Hertfordshire
J. Nourse
Lambwichour Temple-Bar
John Oswald
Rose and Crown
Poultry
Manston-House
Societies For Reformation of Manners
Salters Hall
Wimothy Jollie
Andover
Spain
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Octarva
Greece
Philip of Micrdou
Temple Stanian
Efe
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