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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1760
Page
4
The issue reports that William Faden is granted a license for sole printing and sale of the Public Ledger. The document forbids reprinting or abridging the work and warns of penalties. Dated December 17, 1759, at St James Court, during the 33rd year of the reign.
A broad catalog of ads and notices lists goods salvaged from ships in the Greenland seas, lost dogs, employment wants, and numerous items for sale or rent. It includes ship cargoes from the Thomas and Louisianne, a reward for garden robbery near Croydon, a Chinese letter, chaplainship offers, and a long run of book and pamphlet listings with prices and authorities.
The document lists exchange rates and commodity prices across European ports including Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp Paris Bordeaux Cadiz Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Venice Lisbon and Geneva. It notes high water timing at London Bridge and related daily markers. The prices show varied fractional shillings and pence for each location with several cities cited alongside the dollar and pound equivalents.
Public Advertiser reports the Governor and Company of the Lead Office giving notice of a General Court. It itemizes property including a Hiftil House with stock and utensils on Portsmouth Common, a wine vault and warehouse in Maid Lane near Queen Street, and a parchment pocket book with deputations and papers.
Daily Oazetteer September 1 lists Mrs Ann Marten furniture by auction with many chests of tea and sundry goods by candle. It notes a convenient apartment near the Royal Exchange for a single gentleman and a proposal call by the City Lands committee to repair the Remembrancer's Chambers and lease a large messuage with vaults in Mark Lane.
A long nineteenth century classifieds segment lists auctions for real estate and goods, including two leasehold houses in Red Lion Street Whitechapel and various trades and personal items. It also includes notices of a deserter from Captain Downe's Independent Company and listings for lost and found animals and a chaplainship in an old regiment.
Property notices list numerous parcels including a Freehold Farm at Caiton Grange York, East Layton Estate, Hillam Messuage, Holme Estate, Ingleton House and Land, Thornhill Leasehold, and Aottonley Messuage. Prisoners of War Etienne Suveran and Lewis Felix described with rewards offered. An apprentice Matthew Smith features in an anonymous notice. Workmen sought for a rebuilding or repairing project at Ferrybridge.
A Freehold Messuage at Lostock Lancashire and several premises in Crompton and Hundersfield Lancaster. Estate of James Dawson of Rochdale. An estate at Withington Lancashire. Public House in Manchester. Hayward's Firth Croft.
Public roup lists the ship Grand Tully of Dundee built at 149 tons burden and twenty shares of the Bank of Scotland capital stock offered by public roup.
Prices of grain and malt at the Corn Exchange in Mark Lane listing Wheat Barley Rye Oats Flour Malt Peas Beans Tares Linseed Clover Seed Hemp Seed and Rape Seed with price ranges per quarter sack or laft in shillings and pence.
SHIP entered Inwards Sept 1. The Union from Amsterdam. ships cleared Outwards The Enigheyt for Brages Mary Theresa, J. V. Putte, Flanders Sally, Tho Curlett, Canaries Unity, P. Thompson, Hallifax Ruffin Merchant, W Hafelton, Sound.
A fragmented OCR shows a long string of personal and family names including Monf and Herron Jaques, Monf Fabrequette, De la Clue Joseph, Thomas Warren, Chattes Le Bion, Mendez Francesco, Scanduce Zuanne, and Luzzetto. The text presents a sequence of individuals likely from a notice or directory without clear action or event.
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