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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 1760
Page
4
Our Sovereign grants William Faden sole printing publishing and vending rights for The Public Ledger after his costly compilation. All others forbidden to reprint abridge or publish the work under penalty. Issued at St James's on December 17 1759 during His Majesty's reign.
A historical list of notices and advertisements from a public ledger, including sales of ships and goods, prison provisions, dissolved partnerships, lost items, wanted jobs, houses for sale, and various employments. Entries cover ships, stoves, clothing, real estate, and services with named locales such as London, Plymouth, and Tort Bay. includes prizes, rewards, and requests for workers and residents.
Public Advertiser lists items for sale and lease including the Greyhound Cart at Yarmouth and the Ship Darrington with a 700 ton burden to be let by Candle. Also notices a messuage with yard and outhouses at Cow-Cross, a missing slave named Dick from Manchester with a reward, and a reward for information about a banker’s note altered at a house on Compton Street.
Notice of sale listing eight hogsheads of Holland Geneva and a large parcel of ground at Morton-Falgate. It also notes a course of lectures on the theory and practice of midwifery by John Harvie M D. A person is described as having escaped.
The September 5 issue lists multiple lots for auction including four horses, a house in Bloomsbury Square, a lease of a public house in Lambs Conduit Fields, stock of cows from Mr Starwood, haberdashery shop, stock in trade of Robert Wait, and several shops and houses near London locations. Also advertised are a brass house in Camberwell and apartments near May Fair, with notices of elopement of John Vernon apprentice to James Steward.
Two youths described as bred to Writing and Accounts are set to go to Jamaica on September 5, as part of Lippud's evening event.
A Freehold Messuage and parts in Wheldrake and West Cottenwith. half of the Manor of Shiningrave. farms at Cotter hill Woods and Glidenwells. an apothecary’s shop at Wath. a house and garden near Bootham Bar York. and a common garden at Ripon York. These items appear as lots for sale or conveyance in the East and West Riding of Yorkshire.
Notice lists properties to be sold or let including Holt in Denbigh, Morton near Chester, and a house on Eshmongers Lane Chester. Individuals John Ogden William Roberts and Thomas Hughes associated with an independent company referenced.
This fragment lists multiple auctions including two or more messuages in Orrel and Stansfield, a Bersley freehold, and a Wood Street messuage in Manchester plus a Bootle Street property. It also notes creditors of Ann Gitson of Preston and catalogs a slate of books and publications with prices and editors from 18th century publishers.
Prices listed for Wheat Barley Age Oats Finest Flour and various seeds and grains at the Cos Exchange Mark Lane with ranges in shillings per quarter sack and per last. Hops per hundredweight noted.
Ships entered onward on September 4 including Barnie John Trentram from Arch angel Posthuma Stephen Maxton from Bremen Betty and Peggy from Tor to a list of Jamaica departures. Outward clearance noted for Ontrongenis Maria for Holland Galway Emnestina Johanna for Africa Virgin for the Sound Leonidas for Spain and other vessels and destinations.
A collection of names directed to various persons unknown plus mixed financial listings. It includes Monf figures like Raphae Carbonara Monf and others such as Mr. Michael Purcell, A. Bernard Beffeson, Johan Flaxen Monf Birmingham Monf, and merchants John Banks Hosseley EG and Luke Johnson. Also appears are stock types, annuities, bank bonds, exchequer bills, lottery tickets, and exchange rates for London and European cities dated September 5 1760.
Water levels were recorded at London Bridge with notable heights at 38 minutes after fourteen in the morning and again at twelve at night, indicating significant tidal activity for the day.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.