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Europe War Fears Rise as Monarch Elections Loom
The letter details military prep orders for French and Swiss Guards and a wary hope Poland’s actions won’t spark a European war. It notes the king’s arrival at Compiegne, a Jesuit death, Georgia supply shipments from the Tower, and ceremonies at St Thomas's Hospital and the Lord Mayor's reception. Reports include Atlantic voyage updates, Cherokee and Creek treaties, weather-linked livestock losses from storms, and legal notices from Abingdon and Northampton about convictions and fines.
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Campagne
Poland
Europe
Dole
Franche-Comte
Girard
Mademoiselle de Cadieres
Stanislaus
Versailles
Chambord
St. Clement
Compiegne
Countess de Lamberg