19 Dec 1793
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Newspaper
Morning Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 19, 1793
Page
1
A 18 December 1793 notice at Mercers Hall lists persons holding Exchequer bills of the second class. Credits on or before December 24 1793, with interest and a one shilling per cent premium, receive payment at Eleven to Two. After that, payments move to the Exchequer. unpaid bills after January 5 are carried for payment as usual. This Week.
An old patent medicine claim extols Mr Sampson Perry’s Solvent as powerful against calcous and gravel. The ad cites long experience, asserts conversion of bladder stones to a natural passage, and promises recovery with gradual relief. Sold by Bacon at Oxford Street with directions and a certificate from W Bacon. A reward for forgery of the certificate is offered.
Public notice announces a durable metallic building covering option priced per square foot with matching rain water pipes and underground pipes. It lists prices for pipes, cistern heads, and semicircular eaves gutters, noting sheets coated with lead and other metals and offering self installation guidance. Orders accepted through Charles Wyatt in Birmingham and John Wyatt in London.
An advertisement for Howorths Office at Craig’s Court Charing Cross promoting money negotiation services. It claims probity secrecy and dispatch handling noble and landed clientele, offering capital supplies and annuity sales from five hundred per annum to high figures on bonds and single lives, with personal appointments at clients’ houses and postpaid letters.
A list of the Saracen's Head Inn routes details daily schedules for post coaches and wagons across England. It names towns and regions served, the coach frequencies, and notes limits on valuables and liability for parcels beyond five pounds.
A letter urges public editorial input on petty legal wrangles over two debts totaling 18 pounds 6 shillings 1 pence. It describes costs, writs, and taxation attempts, noting a clerk receiving seven guineas for the writ and declaration while one party seeks redress for alleged harassment.
A letter to the Morning Post Sia requests legal counsel on peace and religion. The writer, opposing war, recounts a church scene where a Psalm question sparked fear of treason. He insists his prayer life and praise are spiritual, seeking guidance while honoring the King and clergy.
In a December 18, 1799 issue the distress of indigent manufacturers is aired. The plea urges British ladies to fund relief, arguing fashion and dress oppressors perpetuate poverty. It promises that donations will provide bread health and cheerful minds, while also showcasing patrons’ taste and beauty.
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