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Bridge Master candidate appeal and city notices
A long historical notice urges support for John Hall for the Bridge Master vacancy after Mr Pitts’s death. It also includes various ads from London tradesmen, stage coaches, medicines, and a Utrecht lottery scheme, with promotional copy for health tonics, cosmetics, and household goods. The text lists names, places, and prices across multiple items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hall
Stainer
London
Ludgatee Hill
John Pitts
Bath
Bristol
Thomas Baldwin
Citizen
Cooper
Crown Inn
Slough
Windsor
Bowling Green House
Fridaystreet
New Church
May Pole
Strand
John Tilley
Swan Yard
Somerset House
John Howard
Chequer
William Fletcher
Taylor
Hay Hill
Doverstreet
J. Moore
Perthe
Morcarin Abdchurch Lane
Heath
Moore
William Fletches
Royal Ag
Stocks
Gren
Ted Pos
Wombagan
Osborns
Rose and Crown
Haydon
Minories
Lamibert
Royal Exchange
Cornhil
Uites
Hercules Pillars Alley
Femple
Allcrott
Giles
Europe
J. Roberts
Warwick Lane
Berrington
Temple Bay