12 Oct 1743
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1743
Page
1
The readable fragments reference births and rites, a note on a queen or kingly figure, and military movements across rivers and towns. Mentions of Bavaria and Ulm imply a European theater. The garbled OCR preserves names and places with limited clarity.
The port dispatch notes arrivals and departures for Dover with ships from Jamaica London and Bilbao among others. Vessels such as the Craiger and Jollnard Flige sailed for London while Ourward bound ships failed to westward. Ursula Tender from Portsmouth and Peter Claas Vandét Gaauw from Bilboa arrived as wind shifted northwest.
Royal court ceremonies open with nobles praising the Princess of Wales as proclamations order prorogation to late the 22nd. Mixed news include a plan to strengthen garrisons, a horse race, a coach journey, and social gatherings. Crimes: boat collision near Deptford causes drownings. two exactions by footpads. burglaries and robberies reported in Bromley and Newgate. Stock quotes and financial tidbits close out the day with bond and annuity prices and lotteries.
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