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Newspaper

Public Ledger

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 15, 1761

Page

3

Sale of Indigo and textile goods at Garraway's Coffee-House

Auction notices from January 1761 describe sale by candle at Garraway’s Coffee-House Exchange Alley with Indigo Haggle and related cargoes. Goods include 129 Carks French Prize Indigo, 28 Ditto Carolina Indigo, 3 Carks Leghorn Argol, 12 Carks Weed Ashes, 85 Tons Logwood, several lots of Duft and Sylvester, and 109 Casks Newfoundland Cod Oil at Symonds’s Wharf. Catalogues available from Mark Hudson, broker, and sales held at multiple locations including Thames Street and Seething-Lane Warehouses. Additional goods listed for January 21 and 22 at Cornhill and New York Coffee House, including 140 Casks Ruffia Soap and Candle Tallow. Further lots of Cambricks, Lawns, and Cottons to be catalogued by Jasper Waters.

Garraway Sylvester Doublehead Thames Street Stevens's Carrington’s St. Saviour’s Dock Haskins Mark Hudson Symonds’s Wharf Garraway’s Alley Cornhill Carls Hungary Mark. Hudson Exchange Alley Sy Joseph Joseph Gallardo Cadiz Ostend Prince Ferdinand Robert Killock Lords of Appeals Great Britain Gally Key Aaron Lara Church-street Hounsditch Exchange- Alley Mefts Benjamin Bond Leadenhall-Street John Charles Torin St. Martin’s Lane Cannon-Street New York Sweeting’s Hoffman and Poyser John Lee

Auction of Utensils and Distilling Equipment at Bromley House

A public auction will sell all distilling and trade utensils at the Bromley House near Bow in Middlesex. Items include large pewter vessels, spirit stills, iron-bound vats, lead and pewter wares, bricks, stone pavement, wheels, timber, and other distilling materials in good condition. Viewing ends when sale begins daily at ten o'clock. Catalogues available at the Distil House and Robert Phipps in Leadenhall Street. Also advertised is The Housekeeper's Pocket Book and Family Cook with numerous recipes and medical receipts by Sarah Harrison and Mary Morris.

Phipps Sarah Harrison Devonshire Harding London-Colney St. Alban’s County of Hertford Scott New Daily Journal George III J. Scott Paternfter Row J. Fuller Avémary Lane G. Keith Gracechurch Street Daily Journal

Youthful Presents and Natural History Books advertised

An 18th century advertisement lists several juvenile works. A Description of 300 Animals covers beasts birds fishes and more with plates of each. A Natural History of English Song Birds explains canaries. Emblems for the Improvement and Entertainment of Youth includes moral and religious devices with plates. Printed for C. and R. Ware at the Bible and Sun Ludgate Hill.

R. Ware Bible and Sun Ludgate-Hill

Balm of Gilead Essence Restorative Medicine Adverts

An 18th century advert praises ESSENCE of BALM of Gilzap as Nature's Grand Restorative. It claims cures for asthma, violent coughs, hoarseness, and internal diseases, promising a cure unless lungs are destroyed. Sold by Mrs Kearfly at the Golden Lion Ludgate Street with price five shillings large bottle and three shillings small, plus a second edition.

Gilzap Gilead Kearfly Golden Lion Ludgate-street

Drops of Health from Paris Sold at Star Old Bailey

Imported from Paris and sold by Mrs. Tubbs at the Star in the Old Bailey with two lions over the gate. Advertises Astruck the First Surgeon to the King of France praising Drops and Pills of Health for curing stomach pains, weakness, urinary obstructions, bladder disorders, rheumatic pains, gout, ulcers, and other maladies within months, with lofty testimonials and export claims to plantations.

Paris Tubbs STAR Baily France Europe Aftruck N.B

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