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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 30, 1760
Page
4
The court grants William Faas authority to print publish and vend the Public Ledger while forbidding others to reprint abridge or publish the work under penalty. Dated December seventeenth year of reign, Presented by Major Command SW. Pitt.
A December 29 1760 broadside lists auctions and sales including ships such as the Mary River and the Catherine, various goods by candle and auction, and notices of lost and wanted items. It records inventories, land and housing for sale, and employment wanted and offered, with many entries for ships entered and goods aboard.
Notice of multiple properties to be sold by auction or let in Heydon Aylsham and surrounding Norfolk locations including a messuage land cottages and farms. Also estates and freehold dwellings in Mattihal Baningham Shipdham North Waltham Lowestoft Ayresham Eye Westhall Stonham Ipswich areas with a house to let and a former linen draper’s shop in Ipswich.
Notice states a freehold estate in Bankworth Wiltshire will be sold. No further details provided.
Notice to creditors and debtors of Richard Harper late of Liverpool Coapes deceased that sale of 300 barrels of rice a parcel of copyhold lands a dwelling house yard and other premises is to be conducted by Auton in Liverpool on credit terms.
A garbled OCR list enumerates numerous personal names, titles, and companies, interspersed with brief financial references and a date. The collection appears to be from a mid 18th or 19th century ledger or notice page, showing individuals and firms such as Messrs, captains, attorneys, and banks, followed by a January style financial item and currency terms. The readable portion centers on attendees, clients, and associates rather than a single coherent story.
A late pamphlet touts a new honey balsam for coughs consumptions and breathing woes. It claims two ounces of honey per dose, converts water to milk like substance, and heals the lungs. Available from Baldwin and Jackson bookshops with printed directions.
An 18th century advertisement touts the Ninth Balm of Gilead as the most excellent remedy for internal decay and various illnesses. It claims to convert water into the nature of milk and to cure asthma coughs hoarseness consumption and internal bleeds with restorative qualities. Availability and directions are promised at Mr. Kearny’s Ludgate and price details are given.
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