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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 09, 1760
Page
4
William Faden receives a royal licence to print publish and disseminate The Public Ledger after expending substantial effort and resources. The licence prohibits reprinting abridging or publishing by others under penalty. Granted at St James's December 17, 1659 during William Pitt's command.
A historical notice column lists ships for sale including the Jacob and Johanna the Laurel the Henley Frigate and others with tonnage and Candle duties. Also advertised are miscellaneous articles life annuities rum sale medical discovery notes and employment needs with various public notices and auctions across Bermondsey and Chester areas.
The Public Advertiser lists items including the schooner La Caille and its cargo at Portsmouth, a gelding notice, a wife’s elopement alert, a midshipman coat and uniform items, a general wanted notice, a place of employment with no attendance required, customs sale of tea and sword blades, an anniversary dinner for St Luke's Hospital governors, and debtors to the estate of James Gordon of Durham Yard in the Strand with executor notices.
A Freedom Notice lists deserters James Pagnam, John Matthews, Thomas Jones, and John Duffey from Ca clay's Independent Company. Descriptions of suspects accompany the call for their apprehension as authorities pursue them.
A daily advert lists items for sale or auction including 12 acres of oats near London, fine ladies ornaments, a coach and chariot, beds and other goods, an estate near St Cross Winchester with freehold houses, warehouses at Maize Pond, lodgings, houses in Turmill Street and Channel Row, an inn at Tring, pubs and taverns, and a note of items to be let or lost such as two flowered Dimity Countercloths.
Liopd s Chenin Patt Augusts Notice states a foreign built round? vessel weighing 160 tons to be sold at auction in Weymouth. The notice names the ship Bur den. and specifies Weymouth as the sale location with August timing.
The notice compiles multiple entries for lettings and ownership of freehold lands in Nottinghamshire York and Yorkshire plus several town properties in Doncaster and York. It also includes road repair contracts funds borrowing and a notice concerning Joseph Roberts of Thorne following a recent incident.
Wanchester Mercury notes a Freehold Messuage at Shade Hill Manchester. an apprentice to a cabinet maker at Wigan. and creditors and debtors of Thomas Lancaster, late of Warrington, grocer, are given notice.
Debtors of Mr Charles Goodhall late of Inthorpe Tinwell Rutland have notice given. The notices describe a Freehold estate in Lubenham Leicester a farm house and land at North Kelsey Leicester a dwelling house near the Chain Bridge a house and garden near Peterborough and the debtor status of Goodhall’s estate with public notice of proceedings.
In August issue Leens Intelligencer notes a freehold estate at Yeadon in Guiseley parish and another at Rhoyd House Kirk Bur-ton York. The notice also records the elopement of Judith, wife of John Redman.
The Lands of Kintarbert in the Sheriff’s jurisdiction and the House of Greenfield, with two inclosures of land near the Bridge of Alloa are noted in this August entry of the Dr Edinburgh Evening Courant.
The record notes a voluntary roup in Aberdeen’s county court involving Caledonian Wercurp and The Lands and Barony of Auchloffen on August 2. The proceedings concern property or title division under the roup action.
A condensed catalog lists two prints and several works including A View of the Landing Place at Quebec and A View of Quebec from the Baron, plus religious and medical treatises. It features engages by James Peacock and Clarke, prints on self defence and grace, brewers manual, Chippendale designs, and biographical volumes on high treason.
An 18th century brief notes ships entering from inward Aug 7 and outward clearance of the Good Elizabeth Theo Barnes Fire Maria John Scott and the Endeavour Cha Dale bound for Quebec. Named vessels and captains reflect colonial trade movements in Barbadoes shipping records.
A compiled list of named and unnamed addressees including Mont and Inland Officer titles. The document enumerates individuals by rank and name such as Captain Paflan, William, James Warren Roston Fonfao, Joseph Waine, Sir William Riches, Don Elias Froughton, Andrea Coll, Jacob More, and others, plus Inland Officer recipients like Robert Whitfield and Thomas Knipe.
High water reported at London Bridge with two readings noted early morning at 2 minutes past 1 and again after 1 in the afternoon at 27 minutes past 1.
A dense ledger listing various stocks and bonds with rates and figures including South Sea and Bank Annuities, Ind ia and India Bonds, Bank Circulation, Exchequer Bills, Navy Bills, and a miscellaneous lottery ticket line. Totals show modest activity with several 3 percent and 5 percent areas, alongside various par values and dates.
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