War and diplomacy notes from distant front and court
Letters from Vienna and Moscow report strategic moves as British naval action and Spanish ground defense grind on. Princes and ministers clash over plans while foreign affairs officers prepare new squads and await the outcome of negotiations amid tense Allied duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Prince
Lobkowiz
Perérl
Cours
Moscow
Reid
la Cherardie
Great Britain
Mongyebsea
Bigland
Coats
Raynes
Cramped Ledger of City Officials and Early 18th Century Notices
Fragmentary 18th century text shows a roster of aldermen and officials, with scattered names such as Gascoyne, Heneage Roenn, and James Hodges. It mentions the Mansion House, the Wasounonnexs, and various committees plus a record of excise trials, fines, and police actions. The garbled OCR notes high water at London Bridge and financial figures, including government revenues from January 1742.
Dumbed OCR fragment reports on ships and cities
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Fahy and D phe the Dor the Prisoes eit Renin, references to London and Philadelphia, The Ravers Denn feet Roterdim and Virginia, with unclear context and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arny
Philadelphia
Virginia
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Yterday Aroud
the Mail Stam
Flanders
Oul Sol
Alderman
Gascoyne
Robert
Jehan
Winder
Heneage Roenn
Edward
Ironfia
Gresham
Ideécisa Gibbon
Thei Mansion House
Ladbroke - Meg
Henthaw
James’ ‘Hodges
Benjamin Gascoyne
Thomas Gregn
Wasouonnexs
Tee Penis - Marx
Blachfeld
Alderman Gibbo
Henry
Amoleon
Cornelius Herbert
Mane Megan Pike
Joseph Kole
Aldergate Ite
Mir
Joy
Abe Mia
Per .S
Daniel Lambert
Peter. Roberts
Louis
Léifures
P-And
Cufkontillerie
S-Fields
Southwark
Keint-irser Road
Arpads
Brown
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Poulson
Clerkenwell-Green
Lonion-bridge
Pharkley Soich Sea Seock
New South
India
of. Cie
Papr
T. Longman
Boat News
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