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Advert for auction of ship
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advertisement for the auction of the ship, the Grace.
Date: Feb 8th 1783
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Advert for auction of ship
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal .
Advert for the auction of the ship, the Brigatine Three Brothers. Taken by John Kimber, who later became well-known in Bristol for his trial over the murder of an African slave onboard his ship.
Kimber would have had the status of a privateer at this time, which meant he could catch enemy ships during the war which was then occurring between Britain and France.
Date: Feb 1st 1783
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Advert for auction of cargo of ship
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal .
Advert for the auction of the cargo of the ship, the Brigantine, captured by the notorious John Kimber. Kimber later became well-known in Bristol for his trial over the murder of an African slave onboard his ship.
Date: Jan 18th 1783
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Advert; dissolved business partnership
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal .
Advert notifying people of the dissolved partnership of a tobacco manufactory; a partnership between Farr, Pardoe and Henbury.
Date: Jan 18th 1783
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Advert for auction of snuff mills
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From Bonner and Middletons Bristol Journal .
Advert for auction to let snuff mills. (Snuff was a form of tobacco used for sniffing rather than smoking.)
Date: Aug 11th 1787
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Notice about a meeting
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal .
Notice giving information about a meeting in which the mayor of Bristol ordered that Lord Rodney be granted the freedom of the city (an honour bestowed on individuals).This was for his part in defending Jamaica from foreign attack and thereby protecting the commercial interests of Bristol.
Date: Jan 11th 1783
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Advert for auction of plantations
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From Bonner and Middletons Bristol Journal .
Advertisement for the auction of two Jamaican plantations.
Date: August 11th 1787
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Ship for sale
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From Bonner and Middletons Bristol Journal .
The ship, the Juba , for sale. It is well calculated for the Africa Trade .
Date: June 2nd 1787
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Theatre Royal advert
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From Bonner and Middletons Bristol Journal .
Theatre Royal advert for a play called The West Indian , a comedy.
Date: June 30th 1787
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Notice regarding departure of ship
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From Bonner and Middletons Bristol Journal .
Notice regarding imminent departure of the ship, the Britannia , to Jamaica, owned by Protheroe and Claxton.
Date: Feb 3rd 1787
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