Public Ledger Licence Granted to William Faden
Our sovereign grants William Faden a licence to print publish and vend The Public Ledger after he has funded the work and completed writers and compilers. The licence forbids reprints abridgements or further publishing by others on peril. Dated at St James's December 17 1759 in the 33rd year of the reign.
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The
Public Ledger
Ghaletty
ORGER
William Faden
St. James’s
W. Pitt
St. Paul's Church-Yard
N. B
Robert Eaton
Br. Cheyne
Eaton
Canador
Midwifry
John Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-yard
London
Salisbury-court
Fleet-fiseet
Ireland
Vast Advertiser's Index and Notices from London Papers
A compiled page lists adverts and notices from multiple papers including stock sales from Hicks and Jennings and ship notices. It catalogs Lost and Found items, wanted workers, and job seekers, with many entries across grocers, clothing, houses, and services. It signals a broad, period marketplace with ship movements, auctions, and public notices.
French Fishing Vessels and Gold Theft Notice
Portsmouth report notes two French fishing vessels about 40 tons Burden each plus another French vessel of similar size. Stolen items include a gold watch by maker Dammel 3685 and a single gold watch by Foot 169, plus two silver mugs a silver milk pot two silver candlesticks a large silver spoon and a silver noddel. Reward offered for convicting those who stole ballast gear from Trinity-house ballast lighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuette
Portsmouth
le St. Jacques
la Liberte
Duammel
Foot
Trinity-house
An Estate and Lodgings in Hereford Advertised
An old city notice lists an estate in Hereford and lodging for a single gentleman and a servant near the Royal Exchange. It mentions By Candle wine and Madeira and Turkish silk goods offered for sale or trade. A public house and a companion to a lady seek employment.
Auction list of properties near London and Kent
A long historical sale catalog lists items for auction within ten miles of London and in Kent. It includes Elm timber loads, a chamber organ, freehold estates at Bexley, multiple freehold messuages in Glocester Court and St James Street, a life estate in copyhold messuages near Rosemary Lane, a brick house at Highgate, furnished rooms in Kensington and St James's Place, various floors and dwellings with outbuildings, a coal shop and Chandler's shop, a house and shop in Chandlery and Coal Trade, and two public houses listed as out of the Freedom.
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County of Hertford
Freame
Barclay
Haslar
Forton Hospital
Hudson’s Bay Company
James
Cotton
Bristol
Philanthropy Candid, Esq
London
Audiion
Bexley
Kent
Glocestercourt
St. James’s Street
Jermyn
Rosemary-lane
Highgate
Kensington
St. James's Place
Gray's Tyn Lane
London Chronicle Item on Bank Post Bills and Real Estate
London Chronicle notes Bank Post Bills dated December 24 numbers 4617 4618 4619 at each value and 4604 4605 4606 4607 4608 4609 at 2 shillings each. Also mentions in Kent thirty miles from London a journeyman apothecary and a freehold estate to rent at a back-rent valued between 3001 and 1000 per year.
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London Chronicle
Kent
London
Property and goods listed from two counties and a town
General Evening January 15 lists several properties and goods: Messuages and Premises near Bingley in the West Riding of Ork, a Manor and Lands in Walpole West Walton and Emneth Norfolk, a House at Navenby near Lincoln, a Mansion-house and Farm near Winchester Hants, an Inn at Holborn-bridge, and out of the Salisbury Waggon two Bales of Thread and one Truss with green Cheney, green Laces, and white Buckram.
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Bingley
West Riding
Ork
Walpole
West Walton
Emneth
Salisbury
Notice of Sale and Letting of Properties and Goods
London Chening January 15 notice lists sale of black lead and a liver spotted pointer named Sancho phiteball, plus a copyhold estate at Motcombe Dorser and a lettable furnished house seventeen miles from London near Windsor.
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London Chening
Sancho
Phiteball
Chening
Motcombe
Dorser
London
Windsor
Ships Entered Inwards and Cleared Outwards Summary
Ships entered inward on January 14 including Dashwood Henry Skelton from Petersburgh St. Thomas Jac Nilsen from Amsterdam. Ships cleared outward on January 14 including Portland Rob Kendall bound for the Web Innes and Elizabeth Tho Ashley bound for Guernsey.
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Dashwood
Henry Skelton
Petersburgh St. Thomas
Jac. Nilsen
Amsterdam
Portland
Rob
Kendall
Web Innes
Elizabeth
Tho
Ashley
Guernsey
Prices of STOCKS Thursday January 15
Prices list stock quotes across banks and annuities with Indian and London listings. Bank stocks at 1062 and 1768, India Annuities 7s 4 34, Do India An 3756, various bonds and exchange rates cited, with Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp and Paris rates.
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India
South Sea
Consol
Royal Assurance
London
Tuesi
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp
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Scotch Lights
Norfolk
Cheapside
Cornhill
Gracechurch Street
Fenchurch Street
Highgate Gatehouse
Barnet Black-house
Jonathan Farr
Moorfields
Sparke
Glocester Journal
Leominster
Buxwood
County of Hereford
Pennalt
Clatgow Journal
Stockroget
Dunbarton
Bozhall
Stirling
Norice
Camburling
Glasgow
Inshinnan Bridge
Foreiga
Piuseppe Marzarati
Dionrico Antonie da Sylva Ada
Thomas Estuard
Jore de
Bender
Pierre la Febe
G. Nichols
Liburn
Inman
Robjint
Tabo
Dean and Co
William Taun
John Williams
Hugh ‘Croft
Jonathan Butt
Thomas Lelly
John Potter
Jacob Danell
Henry Jones
George Brown
Brough Bridges
Mathias Dod’ Hern
Johann Peters
Catherine Fleming
Jacob Waite
Pointz Garden
Robert Greenwell
John Ellis
Anthony Coffini
Fanney Manley
JeanJaques de Long
Matthews William Whitway
Roger Drewith
Thomas Banks
William Jerrys
Samuel ‘Keene
Ganott
George Williamson
Edward
London ‘Bridge
Hungary
Dantzick
Ind
Navy
Via
Cadiz
Madrid
Bilboa
Leghorn
Geneva
Venice
Lisbon
Porto
Ge. Ad
Dublin
Mexico
M. Dutton
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