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    1. Fw: May Newspaper Update
    2. Richard Heaton
    3. Hi, Just incase its of interest, another lean month (due to work commitments), I've only added another 9 complete newspapers covering the titles and dates below : Berrows Worcester Journal (1765), Bath Advertiser (1759), Salisbury and Winchester Journal various editions from (1785), (1786), and (1788). Plenty of Adverts for Wiltshire and Hampshire, including the usual estate sales, bankrupts, , debtors, jobs, run away apprentices, etc etc. There were a few "highlights" this month (or the less typical reports), in 1785 George III acquires some of Handel's original manuscripts; in 1786 Smugglers use a coffin as a covert means to land contraband goods, [Mr] Hamlet advertises an early Fire and Burglar alarm, and [Mr] Wilkes of Salisbury offers Clogs for sale (which begs the question did my Wiltshire ancestors wear clogs ?) ; while in 1788 there is another rare advertisement, [Mr] Wentworth of Portsmouth advertises his skill at wire work, with a product range from kitchen sieves, to bird cages and rat traps. As usual the Index is accessed through the page below : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/index.html Use the Freefind Search box to locate references Webpages, then use Ctrl F to locate the precise reference (as most pages - being complete newpapers - take some time to read through !) Cheers Richard H

    05/27/2006 03:55:24