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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 12, 1760
Page
4
A historic newspaper fragment lists ships and cargos for sale or candle auctions, including the schooner George and the Snow Laurel, with tonnages and origins. It also catalogs missing persons, wanted ads, jobs, and miscellaneous notices along with office personnel and a London Bridge high tide datum.
Notice states that a Gold Watch by Daniel Quare and a Silver Watch by Tompion are lost. Also listed as stolen are a Silver Salver a Silver Milk Pot a Coffee Pot a pair of Salts two Salt Spoons a Lemon Strainer two Tea Spoons and a Pair of Tea Tongs. A Michoman’s Uniform Coat a Pair of Black Breeches and a White Surtout coat are mentioned.
A notice in the Datip Gazetteer dated August 11 announces public sale of Sundry Teas by candle and a Captain's Steward. The items are listed as to be sold. no further details provided.
A list of properties for auction including Freehold estates in Sunbury and Southwark, a leasehold in Hoxton Town, and various trades such as cabinet making and mill work. Also items lost include a Dent and Grand silver watches, a green worsted purse with guineas, and a blue coat with metal buttons and a gold laced hat.
Notice given that Lawrence Cook Corporal from the Royal Regiment of Welch Fusiliers is deserted. His person is described and a reward offered for apprehending him.
A historic listing announces several properties for letting in Norfolk including a farm near Haddiscee a public inn near Fakenham and houses at Hetherset Thornage Syderstrand and other locations. It also records deserters from the Duke of Richmonds regiment and the Royal North British Fusiliers with rewards offered for apprehension. Also seeks five or six journeymen shoemakers at Newmarket and a housekeeper at Norwich.
An August sale list details multiple parcels including an inn at Chelmsford, a farm at Walton, a house near Cornhill, a messuage with baking office and cottages at Woolpit, freehold and copyhold lands in Cookley and Darsham, undivided portions in Cheften and Hardley, and various goods such as brandy tea and a grocer's shop in Beccles.
The Bath Advertiser notes an upcoming lettings opportunity for a large farm located at Keinton in Somersetshire. Details to follow in subsequent notices.
The Liverpool Advertiser lists multiple properties for auction or lease including several messuages near Harrington Street and in Argyle Street, two dwelling houses on Frederick Street, a dwelling house of Lacmcelots Hay, a messuage and land at Cuichet, a freehold estate near Poulton, a malt kiln on Fall Land at Prescot, and notices to creditors of Thomas Thelwall and the late Thomas Bryan.
Readitty Wercuty lists eight items including Hardy Mill two estates at Warfield Bucks a barn and parcels near Godalming Surrey a dwelling at Sunning Berkshire a dwelling with orchard at East Haythorne Berks eight or ten millwrights at Reading and a middle aged woman or a couple to reside at Aldermaston Wharf with location details and scope.
August notice announces sale of several properties including a freehold estate in St. Aldate Oxford a dwelling house at Letcomb Regis in Berks a turnpike gate on the Oxford Adderbury road a modern house at Baulscott Oxford a skilled tradesman with shooting fishing and dog breaking skills in Oxford and the perpetual advowson valued at 250 to 300 per annum Debtors to Stephen Pittaway late ironmonger and white smith of Oxford receive notice.
The Aug g entry notes the ship SHIP entering inwards the Canada with John Bishop from Faro and clearing outwards Gideon under Mons Peterson for the Sound.
Prices of goods at the Exchance Miark Lane list Wheat per Quarter 255 to 22s Barley 168 6d Rye 335s Oats 128 to 1 Finest Flour per Sac 24s Second sort 228 Third sort 20s Brown Malt 208 to 23s Pale Malt 20s to 24s Pease 193 to 10½ Hog Pease 17s to 18s Beans 4s to 216 6 Linseed 288 Clover Seed 185 to 205 Hemp Seed 18s to 20s West Country Linseed 244 Rape Seed Last 271 Hops per C We Bank Stock India South Sea Old Annuities 64 New Annuities 3% 3 per Cent Bank Redwe'd 4 per Cent Consol 34 3 per Cent 1726 Ditto 4 751 Bad Ditto India Annuities 37 3 Bank Annuities 1756 87 2 3 per Cent 1758 88 Far Bank Circulation 51 Prem India Bonds 38 Prem Victory Bills 3 Per 4 per Cent Exchequer Bills 3s 425 Lottery Tickets sl 16s 6d Scrip 1760 97 4a 3
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