Sale of Guns and Ship For Private Contract in 1760
The notice advertises sale by the Candle at Garraway’s Coffee House in Exchange Alley Corghill on Thursday Jan 17 1760 after the L mars Cargo sale. It lists 36 twelve pounders 8 six pounders 40 old ballast guns and a British ship with 74 guns with particulars by Charles Brett in Portsmouth and BENJ VAUGHAN and SON brokers. Also details of mail from Holland and other maritime items and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garraway
Corghill
Portsmouth
Is Majesty
Southampton
Melampe
Gosport
William Hotham
John Gilchrist
Richard Edwards
Charles Brett
Edw
Cahill
New-England Coffee
Threadneedle
Fragmented 18th Century Naval Dispatches and Marital Notices
The document blends chaotic OCR of 18th century naval affairs with a marriage treaty sketch. It references ships like the London, a commander ill, Commodore Boys failing to succeed him, and a prisoner exchange linked to Sir Edward Hawke. A marriage between Rawlinson and Miss Herbert is noted, set amid other scattered mentions of ships, territories, and logistics from 1760.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britanny
Pitt
Hunter
Philadelphia
Yas Hamburgh
Orkneys
Sheelan
Yher
Norway
Grkneys
London
Madera
Guadaloupe
Martinico
Thompson
Hampton
Virginid
Che
Toy
Capes
Hind
Plymouth
Harris
Fame
Patrick
Kendon
Mefiiha
Levant
New-York
England
Sinclair
Princes Stairs
Rotherhith
Abyriffith
Cardiganshire
Galbraith
Thurot
Dunkirk
Edward. Boscawen
Blue Squadron
Marines
Portmouth
Royal William
Sandwich
Edward Hawke
Charles Hardy
Bay of Biscay
Durell
House of Commons
House of Lords
Beasien
Swift
Lure
William Turner
Brett
Edward ‘Hawke
Quiberon
Ray
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Christian
Bell
William Bagthaw
Nancy
New England
West India
Virginia
Horflydown
Robert *Stockell
Edward Cahill
Lloyd’s
Lombard-street
Hannah
Groga
New, England
Threadeedle-street
Georce Penris
Parliament-street
Wesminster
Salisbury
Holland
Withita
Ftnsvirntry
Dresden
Prussia
Stuttgard
Ulrich
Daily Racists
Cothlerd and
Takbiglnc
Ftein
Wirtembergers
Roder
Férdinand of
Broglio
Lahn
de Bibérie
Saxony
Beit Wick
Ferdinand
Klein-Lines
Hedelheim
Ober-Wilten
Chemnitz
Wenel
M. de Castella
Imhoff
Keyseisworth
Urdingén
Greriadiets
Hussars
Ieee
Konigflere
Marshal Ceit
Soltikof
Peters‘burgh
Hague
Bronswick
Erfurth
Paris
T &E
Charente
Vilaine
Bordeaux
Port Louis
Brest
Boulogne
Bengal
India
Voc
Cane
Ani
Aidan
Rupert Alsop
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