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The Public Ledger Licence Granted by Royal Authority
A 1759 Royal licence granted to William Faden for printing and publishing The Public Ledger for fourteen years. Notice outlines duties of printers, restrictions on reprints, and compliance with Customs officers. Includes ads for ships, goods, and employment notes with a broad catalog of listings and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Ledger
George R
Weedes
Gitckeek Peachey
William Faden
London
Wiliam Faden
William Baden
St. James’s
W. Pitt
Mary Ann
Navy
Black Friars
Lien Chi Ahangi
Fum Hoam
Peking
America
Lecester Fields
St. James’s Park
Ealing
Margaret Street
Cavendish Square
Earl’s‘Court
Derby Street
Westminster
Gray's Inn Lane
Camberwell Green
Waltham Abbey
Essex
Higham Hills
Effex
Raynham
Brumpston
Haberdashery and Button Business
Royal Exchange
Westminster Hall
King’s Bench
Minosies
Pop
Thomas Goodwill
Elizabeth
William Amory
John Kemeys
Customs
St. George's Hanover Square
George
King's Road
John Gough
John Priest
Michael Bartholomew
Ninian Pinkney