04 Jan 1737
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 04, 1737
Page
1
A letter to the Daily Post argues that a French fortune is misvalued by the currency difference, noting that marriages in Europe inflate sums due to Livres and crowns. It compares French and British wealth, citing 4.2 million pounds sterling in recent two-year marriage accounts and claims London tradesmen rival kings in fortunes.
Letters from Florence report the Evacuation of Tuscany is arranged. Montemar sends officers to Pontremoli and Khevenhuller to exchange ratifications. Tuscany troops are to pass via Lunazione with quarters prepared. Also noted are the sudden death of Lady Guyot de Monchodigny and a claim dispute over a Countess des Goattes marriage.
From Genoa letters dated the 26th report Corsica rebels sent an accommodation proposal to the governor, deemed excessive and rejected. Prebend Orticone arrived from Leghorn with arms for the rebels. Marquess de la Mina and Don Trevigno arrived in England, visiting Versailles and the King. Obituaries note Claude Dupre and M. Dennis Vallon de Convralle death. Reports on storms, thefts, assizes, and various London notices fill a bustling page.
The latest port news lists ships including the Townshend Packet Corunna King George Packet Eagle and Dartmouth with Dec 31 dates. Several vessels from Dec 24 remained detained at Falmouth while others sailed from Pool and Fan to port destinations such as Oporto or Cadiz.
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