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Public Ledger license and listings in 1759 notice
The piece details William Faden’s royal license for sole printing of The Public Ledger for fourteen years, with broad safeguarding clauses. It lists sale notices, ship and goods advertisements, lost items, wanted ads, and various public notices from Ipswich to London, including stowage, property, and employment notices, plus a long catalog of miscellaneous ads and stolen or wanted items.
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Public Ledger
Rhereas
William Féden
London
William Fiddem Hhis
William Faden
St. James’s
Che Public Ledger
Finchley
Anne
Charles Rogers
Fop
Cato
Lalo
Manchester
Borough Compter
Surry Roads
Martha Firich
James Saling
Frederick Jednneratt
Clément Barstone
Matthew Tilt
Trustees of the Sun Fire‘Office