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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 23, 1761
Page
4
A compact notice describes a complete index to advertisements proposals schemes entertainments and invetations published across daily evening and weekly papers in the kingdom. It notes the index is gathered from various posts and available at the register office near the Great Toy Shop in St Pauls Church Yard.
The advertisement lists numerous properties and items for auction or rent including freehold estates near Iford Essex Oxted Surrey and Readings Berks, eight unfinished houses in Rotherhithe, a capital messuage and stillhouse utensils, the stock in trade of a jeweller and household effects of Captain Carrer. Also sought are employment offers and assorted goods and crowd-sourced notices across Newcastle Hexham Elden and Hartfordshire. The page notes further auctions in Wells Somerset and Andover along with debt notices tied to Johm Turner of Devizes.
A historic notice lists multiple properties in Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall including houses in Plymouth South-street and Broadway, a rettory near Kingsbridge and Modbury, large tea and brandy lots at Lyme, farms in Woodbury and North Kenish, a capital messuage in South Petherton, Awliscombe, Honiton, Landulph barton, water grist mills at Tavistock, a Poughill messuage, and a living presentation. Also mentions creditors and debtors of Hugh Courtice and George Cantrell with notice to them.
London market list shows varied ports and destinations with currency marks and date. Entries include Cadiz Madrid Bilbo Leghorn Geneva Venice Lisbon Porto Dublin and other European locations with values and notes in old style abbreviations.
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