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Lottery and crime notices in a London advertisement sheet
A broad mid 18th century page offers prize notices for found annuity orders, a reward for robbers near Long Sutton, and various medical remedies and patent cures sold by coffeehouses and shops. It catalogs theft rewards, descriptions of highwaymen, and public advertisements for medicines, tonics, tooth powders, oils, and books, with multiple vendors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Birchin Lane
Cornbil
Sir Robert Mountgomery
Exchequer
St Martins Lane
Lincoln
Claypoole
Guibfon
Thechird
Delamere Ely
Long Sutton
Jacob’s
Threadneedle Street
Royal Exchange
Ainwer
Haydon Yard
Locketon
Bucklersbury