This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Public Ledger license granted for William Faden printing
Our gracious grant authorizes William Faden to print and publish The Public Ledger, forbidding others from reprinting or abridging. The work compiles advertisements and notices from daily to weekly papers across the kingdom, with viewable copies at the Register Office near St Pauls. The license, issued at St James's on December 17, in the year 1759, sets the standard price in gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R
William Factx
IV Public Ledger
William Faden
St. James’s
Pitt
St. Paul's Church-Yard
Greek Street
John Nicholson
Geo. Clay
Joseph Daynes
Joseph Clege
Thomas Humber
Howe
Covent-garden
Temple-bar
Charing-crosses
London
Bloomsbury-square
Uaiton-garden
Niagara
Royal Magazine
Gentleman’s ‘Monthly
Westminster
England
Edgar Arid
Emmeline
de Ruyter
Mirchi
Neufthatel
Nicanor
Philotas
Ofnabrug
Berofus
France
J. Cobtes
King’s Arms
Paternofter-row
Great Britain
Ireland
Royal Femyte
Dowaper
Wales
Socrates
Senéca
L’cilius
Prince Eugene
Eloisa
Kearsly
Ludgate-S
Greaves
Moraffac
Lucretia
Virginia
Devonshire
Horace
Canada
R—d-R—y
Earl of
M. de Voltaire
Mr. Addison
F. Smolleft
M. D
H. Payne
W €Ropléy
Deyden’s Head
Pater-foster-row
P. Wilson
Dublin
Great-Britain and Ireland
W. Bristow
Publiher
St. Paul’s
Taylor
Hay-Market
Dewu
Mr. Never
New-Hagland
New-York
Shy Po&-Offun
Mr. Doran
Edinburgh
Savseting
s-Alley
Royal Exchange