Goods Imported at London Ushering a Vast Inventory
The ledger lists items imported at Lortdon from June 3 to June 1728 including 6 tons of oil from Lisbon and Oporto wines in casks, Vizna, and various frames. It notes 24 hampers of wine, cambricks, dozens of Permount Water, tobacco, rum, cotton, wool, citron water, pepper, goat skins, Irish linen, sugar, rum, teak, and multiple other commodities with quantities in tons, gallons, baskets, and casks from ports such as Bremen, Barbadoes, Antigo, and Carolina. The sprawling entry captures a wide range of goods and their origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Oporto
France
Bremen
Rae
Holland
Lifture
Maryland
Virginia
Sound Straits 4x6 Trade Goods List From Portugal to Holland
A fragmented list shows items like leather goods haberdashery wool cards and various textiles from Portugal Ireland and Holland. Entries include wool, cottons, serges, flannels, and blankets with quantities in dozens yards and ounces. Several place names appear with the goods and export references, including Leghorn and West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sound Straits
Leaether
Portugal
Hops
Ireland
New
Eeeland
Norwee
Suga
Germany
Irony Sound
Hambro
Hol
Straits
New-Engse
Lyme
West Indies
News in Brief from Madrid Paris and Amsterdam
The Stamford Mercury reports from Madrid that 11 men of war have arrived from Beira and more ships are dispatched to form a squadron commanded by the Marquis de Grana. Paris notes the plenipotentiaries will be in Sutffins tonight and a grand entertainment by Cardinal de Fleury precedes opening of the congress on Monday morning. Madrid also says the Prince of Asturias has recovered from smallpox and the Infanta remains healthy. An armed squadron to bombard Tunis is at sea. Amsterdam mentions an East India fleet returning home through the Texel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jores
Madrid
Cadiz
Beira
Marquis de Grt
Paris
Cardinal de Fleury
Congrese
Fuening-Post
Asturia
Infanta
Ander
Tunis
Amsterdam
Texel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lortdon
East Indies
C.coffee
Alexandria
Brandie Holand
C. Steel
Pichcro
Ie Ira
Jamaica
Canary
Malaga
Ditto
Castors & Feles
Stamford’ Mercury
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