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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 16, 1760
Page
2
The article argues boosting manufacture across the kingdom, creating interregional trade, full employment, and prosperity. It envisions raising one million people from rough materials, each earning one penny daily for 300 days, yielding over a million pounds yearly and stronger subjects, alongside notes on various ships, naval actions, exports, and local events.
Reports include deaths from a fall near Hackney, a drowned barbers’ boy near Shadwell, theft of a silver tankard at Ludgate Hill, a riot in Bishopsgate Street, a pocket picked at Charing Cross, and a hay stack sale dispute. Also noted are horse racing match details, a brandy and gin find, a Rotten Row accident fatality, a royal convoy sailing, and August mayoral elections at Lewes and Tipperary fire losses.
Deal August 14 reports strong northwesterly winds. The Hatton, Stewarts, and six others sailed westward yesterday. Several vessels remained, including the Pensilvania packet Gardner bound for Lisbon. Gravesend August 14 notes arrivals and passes of Thomas and Richard Campion Fir-Tree Bower Burlington Robinson Scipio Mitchell Harmer Ralifs from Riga Petersburgh Jamaica Bremen.
Extract from Waterford dated June 30 reports a privateer letter of marque with a large ship loading for the West Indies and a swift 40-ton tender sloop armed with nine-pounders. Additional shipping news lists arrivals and movements: Providence, Atlas, Hawke, Hannah, Nonpareil, William, Brothers, Providence, N. S. Rosario, Friendship, Elizabeth and Ann, Anna Maria, Bristol Merchant, Friends Goodwill, Greyhound, Thrasher, and Montgomery reaching ports from Bristol to Cork, Philadelphia, and Stangate Creek, along with a claim of a ransom on a vessel.
Persons who have claims on the estate of Francis Mannock for insurance losses and returns of Premio are required to send particulars. Include ships none master s name sums subscribed date of subscription sums claimed and office keepers names with whom insured. Submit at the bar of the Union Coffee-House Cornhill to aid adjustment.
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