Printing Licence Granted for The Public Ledger 1759
William Faden is granted the sole printing publishing and vending licence for The Public Ledger by the crown at St James's on December 17 1759. Reprinting abridgment or publication by others is forbidden under penalty. The licence commemorates efforts of Faden and associates to produce a useful trade and commerce resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Ledger
George Rk
William Faden
Willam
St. James’s
W. Pitt
Public Lenger and Ship Cargo Listings from 1760
The August 22 issue lists multiple ships with foreign or colonial builds and burthens, cargoes including sugar, Turkish cotton, and hogsheads, plus notices of lectures, auctions, and lost or stolen items. It also covers advertisements for property to let or sell, employment, and various miscellaneous items and ships’ movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haflar
Candle
St. Domingo
Joseph
Carolina
Joseph Cross
Dale Imram
Snow Ranger
London
St. Kitt’s
Lien Chi Ahangi
Hingpo
B. O’conner
General Maguire
Prices of Goods at the Corn Exchange Mark Lane
The market lists prices for Wheat Barley Rye Oats Finest Flour and various malts and seeds. Also cites foreign grain rates Hops and daily high water times at London Bridge alongside inland and stock prices for government and financial instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Exchange
Mark Lane
Notice items and public meeting alerts from August 22
A dated notice lists a large yard and dwelling near Fleet Market for letting, a lost silver watch by Isaac Rogers of London no 1233, and four miscellaneous items. It also states creditors of Richard Kent Eig, late commander of Volunteer Privateer, should meet, and a city Lands committee plan to treat with parties for repairs at Alhallows Stairs and licencing Vidballers in Southwark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Gloucester
Milford
Chepstow
Willim Whitaker
London
Hampstead Road
Holborn
St. James’s
Fown
Navy
Court of Directors
The
East India Company
St. Sepulchre
St. John, Wapping
Hyde Park Hospital
Whitehaven
Thomas Briges
Jermyn Street
Whitesmith
Fleet Market
Isaac Rogers
Richard Kent
Eig
Alhallows Stairs
Vidballers
Southwark
Sale of Linen-Drapery Goods by Candle Notice
Notice announces the sale of a large quantity of linen drapery goods by candle. Also listed are a bank note found unknown value two pence dated May first and a Middlesex Justices of the Peace notice relating to dog confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Westminster
Auction notices and estate sales listed in Daily Advertiser
The August 22 issue lists items for auction including a light chariot a coach geldings bay geldings and slate of property sales in London Warwick Lane Great Marlow Bucks St Margaret Westminster and other locations with households goods and stock in trade of several named individuals up for auction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Freeholld
Warwick Lane
London
Great Marlow
Bucks
St. Margaret
Westminster
George Kelley
China
George Munbee
George Macquittin
James Gregory
Bark Caurant and Yorkshire Property Fragments
A fragmented sale notice lists Bark Caurant dated August 19 and references eleven lots of beagles as well as properties: a freehold messuage with out-buildings and land in the East Riding of York shire, plus two messuages in Eu land parish, York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East-Riding of
Yorkshire
Euland
County of
York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Doncatster
Walkringham
Nottinghamshire
Hull
Beverley
Walmgate Bar
Stump Cross
Leeds
Thornton
Richmond
Cawthorne
Chetter Courant
Mobberly
Chester
Denbigh
Wrexham
Gloverstone
Gilead
G. Etherington
L.L.B
Claude du Choisel
James Harvey
Weston Flavel
Northamptonshire
Thomas Kirkland
M. de Voltaire
Church of Christ
Chippendale
Luther
Doddridge
Guyfe
D. Bellamy
Mr. Gordon
Jonathan
Alfwid- Berg
Stockholm
Ruffel
Tho
Brown
Greenland
Phe. Randolph
Rob
Walker
Virginia
Brice
John Wadham
Newfoundland
John J. Fisher
Sound
Cardiff Castle
John Roberts
Lisbon
Bennett
Valkenier
Bruges
Dashwood
Hen. Skelton
John Gardner
Streights
Foreign Office
Johan Flaxen
Paul Weydeman
Mynheer Riitmen
James Molbois
Simon Abreay
Mynheer Cotler
de Peircy
Babtiste
Louisa
Larch
Bolonie Monf
Jaques Duezoe
Pauchand
Jan.-Seghers
Frichardt
Fr Riday
Amsterdam
London Bridge
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Hamburgh
Paris
France
Bourdeaux
Porto
Dublin
Inland Office
Rob Bailey
Mofeh Canfino
Phillip Norris
David Prye
Wim Bird
Matthew Wainwright
Webster
Thomas Warrick
Josiah Judah Thomas Bradshaw
James Leary
Edward Maguire
Prone Mons
Emanuel Cornachini
Thomas Lathley
Edward Clayton
Edward Thomas
India
South Sea
Consol
Ditto
Bank Royal Assurance London
Dintzick
Mexico
Youblic Advertiser
Daily Gazetteer
Daily Advertiser
Bark Caurant
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