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Newspaper

Public Ledger

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 09, 1760

Page

4

Faden Receives Royal Licence for Public Ledger Printing

The Public Ledger is granted a Royal licence by William Pitt authorizing William Faden to print publish and vend the work. The licence forbids reprinting abridging or publishing the same without permission. Dated December 17 1749 at St James's Court in the reign of the Queen's Thirty third year.

Public Ledger da Fetty Georges R. Minos William Fagen Willam St ‘Fenses’s W. Pitt Vonsl

Public Ledger Advertisements and Losses listed in 18th century notices

Notices of sales losses and wants from a London paper itemize ships goods iron sugar watches servants and employment seeks with stolen or strayed animals, bankrupt effects, and partnership dissolutions. Names places and dates appear amid miscellaneous articles and notices from 1759 to 1760.

Public Advertiser Notice of Auction and Employment

Notice announces sale of a brick house and gardens at Marybone by auction and letting of a furnished house at Clayhill Kent. Also offered are a green lutestring gown and other apparel, a coat and waistcoat, and various goods. Additional notices include a partnership status, an assistant waiter seeking employment, a chambermaid, and miscellaneous items from Trinity House. Also Marine Society meetings and a general court, plus Customs will sell several casks of refined wine.

Marybone Clayhill Kent Trinity House St. Nicholas Gattop the Marine Society Commissioners of the Customs

Daily Gazetteer Item on Port Vintage 1757 and Society Premium

An entry notes a 1757 vintage red port and a life of a gentleman bank stock at 250 pounds. It mentions eleven pipes and old port usage by candle light. Also references the Continuation of a premium offered by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce.

Society For the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce

Auction and property listings from the Daily Robertifer

A long list of real estate and business premises offered for auction or lease across London areas including Mare Street Hackney West Smithfield Prestot Street Goodmansfields Tooley Street Southwark Grosvenor Square Surrey Street Bedford Row Ichicote Warwick Orford Watling Street Drury Lane Buffel Court Freedom and related notices. Also notices of lost notes of merits Belchier Ironfide.

Earl of Arran Belchier Lronfide

Creditors and Debtors Notices in London Bankruptcy List

London July 1 notices list a series of debtors and creditors connected to various bankruptcies. Names include Richard Stamford late of St Clement's Danes and Tavistock Street, and John Courtin late of Affeolm Devon, along with trustees and commissioners announcing divisions, dividends, and final certificates for several named individuals across Suffolk, Kingston upon Hull, Northampton, Bath, Northwich, Whitehaven, and Southwark.

Richard Stamford St. Clement’s Danes Tavistock Street John. Courtin Devon Thomas Elfden Horningsherth Suffolk Robert Foster Myton Kingston Upon Hull William Adams John Holmes Southwark Thomas Billson Northampton G. Harry Gibbs Bath Terence Dempsey Northwich

Notice of Ordnance Debenture Payments 1759

The Office of Ordnance gives notice of payment due on ordnance debentures dated April May and June 1759. General Chening issues the notice on July 8.

Chening Office of Ordnance

Deserted Soldiers Described in St James’s Cove Notice

Notice from St James’s Cove dated July 8 announces DESERTED J John Haffell and Phineas Ray of the 67th Regiment of Foot. Their persons are described and rewards offered for apprehending them.

St. James’s Cve J. John Haffell Phineas Ray 67Th Regiment of Foot

Capital Messuage at Godalming in Surrey County

A brief notice from Whitehall Evening dated July 8 reports a Capital Messuage located at Godalming in the county of Surrey. The item mentions property status and geographic details relevant to landholding records.

Multiple Estates and Properties To Be Sold Notice

Reading Wercurp Faly y Notice is given that there is to be LETT or SOLD A House at Farnsham near Farnham in Surrey A House at Streatly Berks A large Tan Yard near Hortham Sussex A Dwelling House at Hartley Wefpal in the County of Southampton Notice is given that there is WANTED AMafter Sadler.

Farnsham Farnham Surry Streatly Berks Hortham Sussex Hartley Wefpal County of Southampton Amafter Sadler

Notice of Deserter and Local Property Also Seek Clergyman

A notice lists a desertion by John Swift of the 66th Regiment with reward for his apprehension. It also mentions a cleric in priestly orders to be curate or assistant to a town vicar in Yorkshire and cautions about trusting Hannah, wife of Thomas Smith of Whifton.

Holmsfeld Derby High Street Sheffield John Swift 66Th Root Yorkshire Thomas Smith Whifton York Hannah

Crediters Notice of Charles Mellor Estate Derby

The Crediters of the late Mr. Charles Mellor of Derby Jeweller receive notice in Derby that the trustees of Nottingham and Derby Turnpikes will meet to borrow money on the credit of tolls.

Derby Mercury Charles Mellor Derby Nottingham

Parcel list of properties in Northampton Olney and counties

An 18th century record lists multiple properties including a dwelling house on Bearward Street Northampton several messuages across Warwick Northampton Buckingham and Leicestershire and a house and premises at Olney Buckinghamshire, detailing real estate parcels of diverse locations.

Property Fragments From Lincolnshire Auction List

A brief extract lists a house at Louth Lincolnshire an alehouse at Oakham Rutland and two undivided shares plus a half of a farm in Louth-Refton near Louth with terse locality notes from Stamford Mercury dated July 3.

Stamford

Notice of missing apprentices and escaped criminals in Edinburgh

The evening paper reports the elopement of John Tibbets and Thomas Martin, apprentices to Gilbert Auchinleck, Cutler, in Edinburgh. It lists a hulls burden and estates in Dumfries, with rewards offered for apprehending the named individuals from the gth and 64th Regiments of Foot and other persons.

Auchenbediig Shire of Dumfries John Lamb Regiment of Foot James Ducfon 64Th Regiment of John Tibbets Thomas Martin Gilbert Auchinleck Edinburgh

Lands to be sold in Aberdeen Sheriffdom notices

Notice reports two public roup sales in Aberdeen Sheriffdom. The first lists the lands of Cathertown and related properties to be sold by roup. The second lists the Milns of Barns and Auchleven with their respective miltowns to be sold by roup.

Aberdeen Journal Cathertown Sheriffdom Aberdeen Barns Auchleven

Ships Enter Inward and Outward From Various Origins

Ships entered January readings from Gotten broth Ringend Jacob and Norway list names H Hofstedt Mary N L Roer J L Hiorth among inward arrivals. Outward ships include N S de Soccorate Almas for Lisbon Slot Klass Engeles bound for Flanders.

Fhe Susannah C. M. Stolp Gottenbro Ringend Jacob H. Hofstedt Sweden O. Miendersdeheef Offend Lawrence Mary N. L.‘Roer Norway N. S. de ‘Soccorate Almas F. M. Grian Lisbon Klass Engeles Flanders

Names on the Post Office Mailing List in London Bridge Notice

A dated letter list to numerous unknown addressees includes merchants and titled individuals such as Robert Barrett Carter Stevens Lawenders Woolen Draper Lenox Amphrose Williams Jemima Price Grace Boyle Verlite Banquer Richard Reed and others. The notice records high water at London Bridge today at 16 45 and 16 01 minutes after the morning and evening periods.

Jobh Byfack Robert Barrett Carter Stevens Cucheire Negt David Terry Lawenders Robert Lenox Amphrose Williams Jemima. Price Grace Boyle M. Verlite London Bridge

Stock Prices and Annuities Report

Prices of stocks and annuities listed including Bank Stock India-Ditto Old Annuities New Annuities 3 per Cent Bank reduced 4 per Cent Consol futures 3.2 per Cent ditto 3 per Cent ditto India Annuities Bank Annuities 3.2 per Cent ditto 4 per Cent ditto 5 per Cent Hungarian Loan 5 per Cent Dantzick Bank Circulation India Bonds Navy and Victualling Bills Life Annuities Lottery Tickets Scrip 1760 Exchequer Bills quoted with premiums and diffs.

India Ditto Royal Afserance London Dantzick

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