Marriages and a Murder Report From Dublin and Birmingham
Ireland news notes the marriages of Harvey Morres to Lady Letitia Ponsonby and Jones to Miss Parker, plus Bray arrested for murdering his wife in Great Britain Street. Country news from Gloucester reports arrests for making bad half-pence and a Herefordshire man accused of marrying a toothless widow and remarrying soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Morres
Letitia Ponsonby
Earl of
Newgate
Cauntry
Glouctier
Birmingham
Thomas Gibbons
Kiffin’s Mill
Rodenham
Herefordshire
Death of Hon Basil Hamilton MP at Baldoon
Historic notices from Stirling and Aberdeen dated November 9 1742 urge Basil Hamilton MP for Stewartry of Kirkcudbright to defend liberty and the constitution. Public letters praise Hamilton and press parliament support while depicting grievances of cities London Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Baldoon
Basil Hamilton
Stewartry
Kircudbright
Ballies
Aberdeen
Jouhn Mawe
London
PORT NEWS ITEMS FROM NOVEMBER ARRIVALS AT ATLANTIC PORTS
Deal reports the Royal Escape remaining in the Downs with east by north wind. Arrivals include the Happy Greive and Suadades at Lisbon from London, Lime at Oporto, Loyal Richard at Cork from Lisbon, and Prince of Orange at Dublin from Antigua.
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Deal
Downs
Lisbon
Happy Greive
Chapman
Suadades
Blackabee
Tagus
Clemens
Trimmer
Redard
Ansley
Allen
Raite
London
Oporto
Lime
Pacy
Cork
Richard
Bryan
Dublin
Prince of Orange
Forstall
Antigua
Coventry Freemen Instruct MPs to redress national grievances
The Coventry Independent Freemen urge MPs Earl of Euston and William Grove to renew the inquiry into official misdeeds, curb returning officer corruption, restore constitutional rights, and secure proper use of public funds. They demand focus on trade, especially woollen manufacture, and national justice.
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City of
Coventry
Earl of Euston
William Grove
Great Britain
Westminster Hall
House of Commons
Grove
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Ireland
Stirling
Witt. Don
General Oglethorp
Old Palace-Yard
Wettminster
Oglethorp
Col. Cecil
Sir
John Morden
Black Heath
Amsterdam
Royal Exchange
Pigg
Catesby
Freeman
Mathews
William Lyon
Barkina Alley
Tower-Hill
Elizabeth
John Dawson
John Southerton
John Burton
Isabella
Oglevie
Boston
New-England
Abroati
Lewes
Bologne
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Covent Garden
London Bridge
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Ditco
James Watson
Wardrobe-Court
Great Carter-Lane
Price
Vernon
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