Public Ledger License Granted to William Faden 1759
The Crown grants William Faden a license to print publish and vend The Public Ledger after determined representations by Faden that the work will aid commerce and related subjects. Prohibition is issued against reprinting abridging or publishing the same by any subject under penalty. The license is issued at St James's December 17 1759 in the 33rd year of the reign by command of W Pitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autyonirry
George R
William Faden
VY Public Ledger
Wiliam Faden
W. Pitt
Classified notices and adverts from a London mercantile listing
A historical compendium lists adverts and public notices from St Pauls Yard to Covent Garden and beyond. It catalogs elopement losses stabbings thefts wanted employment and bankrupts with names places dates and rewards in a dense 18th century register style.
Notice of Ship Sales and Wharf Rebuilding
The Navy commissioners announce sales of several ships including The Snow Brent The Pitt The Duke of Marlborough Privateer The Betsey and parts of Braganza Prospect August and Lawrence and Jane, plus a 424 puncheon rum cargo. Also they seek bidders to rebuild the Brick Wharf at the South East Wet Dock Deptford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Brent
Pitt
Duke of Marlborough
Candle
Betsey
Bristol
Candle S
Virginia
Navy
Deptford
Eusebius
Public Advertiser Notice Summary of Local Crimes and Court
Notice announces lettings in Great Ormond Street and a General Quarterly Court of the Middlesex Hospital Governors. A reward is offered for the thief who broke into Mr. Martins house on Finchley Common last Thursday night and stole items described. A reward is offered for two men who beat and robbed a poor man near Chelsea around 1 9 o clock last Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Piagzzas
Covent Garden
Chandler's
Mary Ann
Bury Street
Duke Street
St. James's
Newingon Green Turnpike
Islington Church
Westminster Bridge
Surry
Green Street
Kentith Town
London _ Bridge
Esmil
Cal- Nico
Company of Haberdathers
Hoxton Hospital
Corporation of Bedford
Bedford Row
Red- Lion Street
East Street
Oliver Smith
Snow Hall
Henry Jackson
Little St. Martin's Lane
County of
Middlesex
Haberdasher and
Buttesfeller
Robert Galton
Carpenter
Robert Fryer
Stephen Fryer
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Scotland
Thomas. Gray
Grace
J. Smith
G. Sweetman
Public Advertiser
Great Ormond
Middlesex Hospital
Martin
Finchley Common
Chelsea
Ovan
Auction notices for estates and goods in the Advertisement
The Datty Auvertiser lists numerous sale items by auction including two hundred manuscript sermons, Normandy cyder, a freehold estate at Scotland Green Middlesex, fifteen new built houses in Clerkenwell, various business stock and instruments, a freehold marriage garden near Wadham College, an Upper Footing leasehold in Surrey, a farm near Edgware, and a Lewisham Kent farm, with notices that these properties are to be sold by auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
John
Sarah
Smiack
Auctio
Gravesend
Scotland Green
County of
Middlesex
Ion
Rosoman’s Row
Clerkenwell
Houth
Oliver Smith
Wadham College
Oxford
Upper Footing
Surry
Edgware
Ceunty
Lewitham
Kent
Notice of LOLD and Premises in Oxford and Durham
Notice lists the Manor of Daddington in Oxfordshire and other premises. Pursuant to a Decree of Chancery the ground with five stacks of warehouses at Freth Wharf Gateway near Condon Bridge. Also freehold and leasehold houses at Darlington in Durham, under a Decree of Chancery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddington
Oxford
Freth Wharf
Condon Bridge
Darlington
Durham
Notice of sale and prisoner reward in 18th century terms
Notice announces sale of an enclosed farm at Eie Kettleby Lexester and letting of a large dwelling with garden in Lincoln. Also mentions John Scotcheon of Hertfordshire Militia quartered at Winchester, with his person described and a reward offered for apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louton Chronicle
Eie Kettleby
County of
Lexester
Arden
Lincoln
John Scotcheon
Hertfordshire
Winchester
Notice of Sale and Letting of Properties in Multiple Counties
General Ehening announces upcoming disposal of thirty two Fox-hounds at Cottesmore Rutland and several freehold messuages lands tenements in Salop Radnor and a shop and dwelling in Colchester High Street Colchester to be sold and a property to be let including the shop and dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottesmore
Rutland
Salop
Radnor
High Street
Colchester
Letters to Unknown Persons and Notices of Property
The notice lists letters directed to persons unknown and references a ground at Nine Elms plus a dwelling. It records estates and stalled or stolen mares from Bury St Edmunds, and creditors and debtors of Thomas Lancaster and Edward Wright seeking claims. Also includes Inland Office names, land and annuity notes, and various financial instruments and Bank securities with dated figures.
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John Williams
Fenby
William Steele
Queen Street
London
Charles Low
Hull
Mariner
John Buck
St. Olaves
Southwark
Haberdasher
Francis Mannock
Throgmarton Street
Bankrupe
John Fallowfeld
Kingston Upon Hull
William Richardson
Tower Hill
John Allingham
Cheapside
St. Bartho de Close
Lomas Chening
Nine Elms
Sursy
Stephen le’Bas
Manton
Melcombe
Darset
Bury St. Edmund's
Suffolk
Thomas Lancaster
Warrington
County of
Lancaster
Edward Wright
Tipton
Auction notices for Freehold Estate in Denford Manor
A series of notices for property sales including a Freehold Estate in the Manor of Denford Northampton by auction a large dwelling house belonging to the late Earl of Rae and a house at Tyringham near Newport Pagnell Bucks offer details of sale dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobiteball Chening
Denford
Northampton
Earl of Rae
Tyringham
Newport Pagnell
Bucks
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St. Paul’s Church
John Debham
Frome Selwood
Somerset
John Kendrick
Huntingdon
Bartholomew Jay
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Israel Pottinger
Piternoster Row
Abel Atkinson
Liverpoole
of Lancaser
Stephen Cazalet
Nicholas Lane
Lombard-street
Datty Auvertiser
Loudon Gazette
Ehening
Sig
Paton
Jancesco
Inland Office
George Lenard
John Sutton
Eiq
John Norris
Charles Baxter
Francis Togham
Eig
Robert Knight
Charles Richards
Francis Barrell
Pogh
Bi Hehe Lafon
Keer
David Janes
John Hroods
Jaimes Campbell
Landon-Bridge
Kedie
India
Ditto
Royal Assurance
Ditto rCent
Dantrick
Ditto Bank
St. James’s
Public Ledger
P. Cudrio
Fred. Louisa
Reinart Blom
Crokero
P. Klack
Providentia Dei
A.heffelburgh
Norway
Lucretia
Falkland
Streights Taunceston
Wm. Wilkinson
Mary
Tho Colliers
Lisbon
Elizabeth
Wm. Smith
Morlaix
Young Kippe
Ede
W. Bristow
St. Paul’s Church-Ford
Becket
Surry Street
Strand
Tay Lor
Oper House
Hay-Market
Dgil
Leva
New-England
New-York
Quebec
Threadneedletreet
Donan
Balgourgh Cofer-House
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