12 Jul 1737
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 12, 1737
Page
1
The July 12 1737 issue publishes Bourcier and Tourtain de Viray on Lorraine cession under Polish rule and future French sovereignty. They praise King Stanislaus and urge fidelity, describing the severed dynasty, loyalties, and hopes for harmony under new authority.
Shipping notices from Gravesend and Portland report vessels like the Blessing, John and Anne, Robert and Sarah, and others arriving or sailing. Several ships from Riga, London, Bonavista, and Cadiz are listed with origins such as Riga, St Christopher's, and Cadiz, noting wind directions and delays.
Mary Moore, daughter of the late John Moore apothecary of the Pestle and Mortar Laurence Pountney Lane, announces she is prepared to continue the business of worm medicines and related goods from his dwelling. Medicines are sold at Mrs Reasler’s shop in Smithfield Market, with Moore’s seal and arms. The notice also advertises pigeons, carriers, rats, and a property description of the dwelling with lab and vaults.
On Thursday next a great match at cricket features the Prince of Wales and several nobles in a game played at Ken Green. The Rev Mr Garbert of Mortow College is appointed Chaplain in Ordinary. Last Thursday near Bath, after a long illness, died William Anglefy Jewkes, Esq in his 72d year. He formerly held a colonelcy and was esteemed highly.
On Langley Place Beckenham Col Hugh Raymond dies aged officer who served since 1715 militia appointment noted for trade shipping skill and benevolence. A London lawyer reportedly threw himself from a window near St Clement’s. injuries serious but not fatal yet. Racing feats at Hampstead and Shrewsbury noted with horses White Face and Merry among winners. A porter’s murder suspect Timothy Linen detained after pursuit from Temple Bar to Tyburn Road. Also a Norfolk Yawl capsize at Woolwich and imports exports of fabrics, plus a severe Bristol storm causing damage and one death near College Green.
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