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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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A letter from Yarmouth dated Oct. 2 reports an exceptionally abundant herring fishery season, compensating for previous scarcities, with nine English busses fully loaded and discarding excess fish they couldn't cure.
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I can with Pleasure inform you, that the Herring Fishery has been greater this Season than has been known for many Years past, which makes us full Amends for the two last Years of Scarcity. The Nine English Busses have had their Share, and are now chock full, having been obliged to throw many Last over-board, which they could not cure. Had there been ten times as many Busses they could not have failed of reaping the like Golden Harvest, which these Nine have come.
Yours,
A Fisherman
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Yarmouth
Event Date
Oct. 2
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abundant herring catch; nine english busses fully loaded, excess fish discarded; described as a golden harvest compensating for prior scarcities.
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The herring fishery this season has been greater than known for many years, making amends for the two previous years of scarcity. The nine English busses have taken their share and are now full, having thrown overboard many lasts of fish they could not cure. Even ten times as many busses would have succeeded similarly.