The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements | Page 9

of the Stays, opposite the South Side of the Town-House, Boston, at the very lowest Prices, Viz.
Lawns of all Sorts, strip'd and flower'd kenting Handkerchiefs; cotton and linnen ditto; silk and gause ditto; Cambricks, Calicoes and printed Linnens--white and colour'd Threads;--silk, worsted, cotton and thread Stockings--Women's silk and worsted Mitts--Broad-Cloths; German Serges--Thicksets; Fustians; Jeans; Pillows and Dimities--Broglios; Dorsateens; Venetian Poplins; flower'd and plain Damasks; Prussianets; Serpentines; Tammies; strip'd Stuffs; Camblets; Callimancoes; Shalloons and Buckrams,--worsted Caps; Garters; Needles and Pins--white, brown and striped Hollands--white and check'd Linnen; Diaper; Bed-Ticks; Tartans; Plaids; Breeches and Jacket Stocking Patterns; cotton & silk and cotton Gowns--Stock Tapes--Leather Breeches; Men's and Women's Leather Shoes, &c. &c.
N. B. Kippen's and Tilloch's Snuff; Scotch Barley and Carpeting and Porter by the Dozen; With a great Number of other Articles.
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Jan. 9, 1764.
A Few Hogsheads of choice Barbadoes RUM to be sold: Inquire Nathaniel Abraham, at the Golden Key.
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TO BE LETT,
And enter'd upon the 25th of March, in good tenable Repair.
The Five Grist-Mills at the North Part of the Town of Boston, with Stabling for Horses, Stores for Grain, &c. Any Person inclining to Hire, may apply to William Hunt, in Hanover-Street, whom the Proprietors hath empowered to Let the same. Feb. 23, 1767.
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May 4, 1767.
Just Imported from London, and to be Sold by Daniel Boyer, Jeweller, At his Shop opposite the Governor's in Boston,
Best Brilliant and * Binding Wire Cypher Earing & Button * Brass and Iron ditto Stones * Brass stamps Brilliant & cypher ring * Buckle & ring brushes stones * Money scales & weights Garnets, amethysts, and * Small sheers & plyers topaz * Screw dividers Ring and buckle sparks * Blow pipes Locket stones & cyphers * Draw plates Ruby and white foyle * Moulding sand Coral beeds * Crucibles & black pots Coral for whistles * Borax & Salt-Petre Shoe and knee chapes * Pommice and Rottenstone, Rough and smooth files * &c.
Where also may be had, most sorts of Jewellers and Goldsmith Work, cheap for Cash.

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William Palfrey
HEREBY informs his Customers and others, That he has just opened a fresh Assortment of Goods suitable for the Season, which were imported in the Ship Boston-Packet, Capt. Marshall.
ALSO, A Variety of Stone, China and Glass Ware, which will be sold very low at his Shop next Door North of the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, Boston.
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Imported in Captain Skillings from London, and to be Sold
By John Symmes, Goldsmith,
Near the Golden Ball, Boston, viz.
BEST Shoe and Knee Buckles Fluke and Tongs, ruff and smooth Files, Bone Buckle Brushes, Freezing Punches, Binding Wire, Steel Top Thimbles, Cypher and Brilliant Button Stones, Cypher and Brilliant Ring Stones, Ring Sparks, Motto Ring Stones, Amethysts, Garnetts, Brilliant and Cypher Earing Stones, Amethysts Foyle, red & white do. Stone Bosom Buckles, Crusables, and Black Lead Melting Pots, &c. all cheap for Cash.
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November, 1767.
Robert Duncan
Begs Leave to inform his Customers and Others, That he has removed from the Store on the Town Dock to the Shop lately improved by Mr. William Palfrey, next Door Northward of the Sign of the HEART and CROWN in Cornhill.
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A House to Lett in Hawkins's-Street, near the Sign of the Parrot. Inquire of Edes and Gill.
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No. 1. A House at the North-End of the Town, the Corner of Winnisimett Ferry.
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No. 4. One large double House at New-Boston, near the Sign of the Ship. Boston, 21st Nov. 1767.
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Aug. 13, 1759.
Imported in the last Ships from London, and to be Sold
By John Townley,
At the Sign of the Wheat Sheaff, the Corner of Wing's Lane, very cheap for Cash;
BROAD cloths, Yorkshire plains, cotton velvets and cut-velvet shapes, thicksetts, fustians, white jeans, figured and corded dimothys, silk and cotton gowns, stript linnens, Manchester checks, ruffells, calimancoes, tammys, durants, yard wide & prussian poplins, cross-bar'd stuffs, rich brunets, broglios, stript & plain camblets & cambleteens, lastings of all colours, bombazine, a fine assortment of Irish linnens, English oznabrigs.
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Imported in the last Ships from LONDON, by
=Ebenezer Coffin=,
And to be Sold at the Crown and Bee-Hive, opposite Deacon Phillips's in Cornhill, Boston, very cheap for ready Cash, or on short Credit,
A Large assortment of best london, hard-metal and common pewter dishes, plates, basons, porringers, quart-pots, tankards, soup-kettles, communion flaggons and cups, christening basons, tea-pots and spoons, bed and close stool pans, measures, &c.
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Aug. 27, 1759.
Adino Paddock Chaise-Maker, near the Granary, has six second-hand Chaises to sell; and as they take up much Storage, he will sell them under their Value.
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Aug. 22, 1763.
=Benjamin Russell=
INFORMS his Customers and others, that he Undertakes PAPERING ROOMS and