Public Ledger licence and shipping notices in eighteenth century ad list
The item lists William Faden's licence to print The Public Ledger and announces numerous notices from October involving ships Two Sisters, Foiacca Adventure, Prince George and the Jonge Hendrick-Brouwer wrecks. It also lists wanted trades, employment ads, and rewards, including a partner in the brewery, public houses, lodgings, and various clerical and artisan posts. The document reflects a broad compraised classifieds page with listed goods, cargos, and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candle
Candie
Candle S
Jonge Hendrick-Brouwer
Pérons
Tuscany
Prussia
Leghorn
Gibraltar
Lion
Arnold
Lien Chi Ahangi
Fum Hoam
Pekin
China
Earl Douglas
Duke of
Touraine
John Duke
Argyle and
Greenwich
Freehold and leasehold notices and 1769 market prices in Leeds
A fragmented 18th century notice lists freehold estates and lettings at Woodhouse, Bump </s> tofts, Shipcar Bridge, Armley, Holbeck Halli and Drony Laith near Leeds with an Inland Office section naming executors, merchants and clergy. It also provides a long miscellaneous itemized price list from the Corn Exchange in Mark Lane dated Friday October 40, 1769, detailing wheat barley rye oats and various malts, pease and beans, seeds, several bank stock and government securities, annuities, insurance and lottery tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooadhouse
Bumpantofts
Leeds
New Mills
Shipcar Bridge
Armley
Holbeck Halli
Drony Laith
Lost and Stolen Items Noted in Advertisers Notice
A notice lists items reported stolen including a plain silver watch by maker John Supple, a light brown serge coat and a yellow striped silk waistcoat, plus an anchor and cable and a black mage and oat of two wagons. A trunk with two leather straps and various sundry items is described, with a rescinded description. The Common Council announces they will receive proposals for lamp lighting in the wards of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wili Anvertiser
Oober
John
É&C
Sale Notice for Cargo of St. Joseph Ship
Notice announces sale of the cargo from the St. Joseph sailing Cadiz to Ostend by candlelight. This historic notice sets the action under maritime sale rules with the ship’s cargo pending disposal.
List of assets and notices from Daily Roveveir October 24
A compilation of estate items and salvage notices including household goods clocks watches and a chamber organ. It lists freehold properties in several counties and towns as well as stock in trade and the possessions of deceased Isaac Wells. Also notes lost items eloped persons and found articles with accompanying descriptions and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompion
Graham
Wefminster
Isaac Wells
Isle of Thanet
Hertfordshire
Kingston Upon Thames
Leicester Fields
City
London
Carshalton
Martha
Joh Barber
William Barns
R. Chadwick
Thames
Grays and
Greenhith
Auction notices of estates and a York bankrupt listing
A long list of property to be sold by auction includes multiple freehold and copyhold estates in Yorkshire Lincolnshire and Notts plus farms and inns at Hutton Cranswick Slanningley Green Attwick and Wakefield among others. Also notices of a Jamaica bound house carpenter and other trades and a York merchant bankrupt Jon Pierson with a debtors notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutton Cranswick
County -of-York
Wifton
Slanningley Green
County of
Dreling-Hoyte
Oufegate-street
Orks
Attwick
Attenwick
York
Biantrtton
Lincoln
Bolton
East Riding of
Yorkshire
Brompton
Yorkhire
Little Corringham
Gainsbrough
East Retford
Nottingham
Bagby
Thirsk
Northgate
Wakefield
Bary Holm
County of York
Redholme Grainge
Falgrave
Langdon Bridge
Wykham
Scarborough
Northallerton
Keafbeck
Harwood Dale
Sendal
Foulrice
Sandal Magna
Anton
Bradford
Sherburn
Skipton
Jamaica
Jon Pierson
Mercer
Cainburgh Cogning. Courant October 28 listing lands sale
The item lists property from John Stenhouse and others in Perth and Argyle, noting lands in Glenquay Pettinean and Lanerk shires. It mentions public judicial roup or sale of estates and includes references to Sir Jane Campbell and the deceased owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenquay
John Stenhouse
Perth
Jane Campbell
Shire of
Argyle
Pettinean
Lanerk
Notice of Sale of Property and Carpenter for West India Islands
Public notice announces sale by auction. Items: a shop near the Head of the Gallow-freet and a house carpenter’s services to be sent to one of the West India Islands. Auction will be conducted by public roup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West-India Islands
Ships Entered Inwards and Outwards Listings
Vessels entered inwards include The Margaret and Frances from Malaga with crew William Stock, aboard Lion, Bovel, Pennal, and Marlborough with John Penny from Gibraltar. Dorothy with Christopher Claefsen from Lisbon. Hortwne with Thomas Taft from Norway. Ships cleared outwards include The Nelly for Dieppe with Edw. Philipson. Cleveland for Morlaix with Richard Jackson. Dreadnought for Dublin with J. Ebbetson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Frances
William Stock
Malaga
Lion
Bovel
Pennal
Marlborough
John ‘Penny
Gibraltar
Dorothy
Christopher Claefsen
Lisbon
Hortwne
Thomas Taft
Norway
Nelly
Edw. Philipson
Dieppe Cleveland
Richard Jackson
Morlaix
J.ebbetson
Dublin
List of Names Obscurely Published From City Office
OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and titles including Samuel Walsh Mont Billbow Myniher Arnoldus Menlez Wilhiams Fiiglio Matam Saadie Guiler Oldham Dutreuille Varesqui Matthew Fizie Ambrosio Rapallo James Warren Soloman Jacobs Henrick Lokie Frederick Williams Bernard Henry Cabibell Lipa Barbara aphia Raweed Cummins. No clear event details or dates provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MENA
Oretgn
Samuel Walsh
Mont Billbow
Eee
Course of the Exchange London Friday October 24 3760
London market quotations list exchange rates for Amfardam Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburgh and Cadiz with bid and ask figures. High water times noted for London Bridge at 7:44 and 9:04 in the morning and afternoon respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amfardam
UF. Ditto
Light
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Ditto
Usance
Bourdeaux
Cadiz
Madrid
London Bridge
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George R
William
Fadex
Rade
Rommerce
William Faden
St.James’s
W. Pit
Apvi
St. Paul’s
Public Lepter
Joureynvin
Enrand
Saville Row
Tueday
Path
Lewis Castanet
Jeany
Reie
Leeds Intelligencer
Sevigne
She
Countess of
Brederick the Portaken
George Whitheld
Laurence Sterge
Theriurus
Latinarum
D.leathes
Poe
Inland Office
Fournier
Merchant Davidson
Flints
John Butler
Nathaniel Jones
Robert Boyne Pamroel Bene Brien
Dwireeee White
Nathaniel Shaw
Samag
Oxford
Andrew Gargett
Finlacy and Oldham
Thomas Marlton
Daniel Grant
Colgan
Walter Birmingham
Robert Bailey
Teale
Daniel Henderson
Ann Ellis Emanuel Hazeo
Tinke John
Josiah Hams
Corn Exchange
Mark Lane
India
Royal Assurance
Dantzick
Prema
Prem
St. Joseph
Oftend
Bark Conrent
Cainburgh Cogning
Courant
Malgow Fournal'Oa
Bilboa
Leghor
Geneva
Venice
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