Letter on British Colonies and Transportation Policy
A reader argues that Rome prospered by selecting virtuous colonists and warns Britain against luxury and importing criminals. He compares France and the Dutch in transporting offenders, advocates galley and jail-style punishment over hanging, and suggests galleys could aid fleets and merchants in future wars. He notes self harm and crime at home and ends by offering his opinion for publication.
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Rome
Asia
Britain
America
Harvard
France
Martinies
Guardaloupe
St. Domingo
Canada
Paris
Holland
Tyburn
Baily
Villany
Gatlies
Newgate
Mediterranean
Newport
The Louisiana Run on the Back of Our Colonies
A compact historical note surveys the Louisiana Territory from the Mississippi mouth to Canada, pondering western reach measured by divine limits. It reflects on colonial expansion and geographic imagination across early American borders.
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America
Misssippi
Cannada
Port News Item Lost in Translation
Poole officers report a vessel named William Stanmore arrived at Studland Bay yesterday from Lisbon. Details on voyage, cargo, and destination are not fully clear from the fragmentary OCR text. The report notes the port of origin and the ship's presence near Studland Bay.
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Port News
Poole
Studland Bay
William, Stanmore
Lisbon
Lighting the City with Globular Lamps in Westminster
London style notice reports Westminster inhabitants funding globe lamps to light streets from Torhill Fields to Limehouse, a grand illuminated route. It notes local officials fining few in Southwark, East India captains awaiting voyage, a jail sentence for gin selling, a charity sermon for poor children, and listings of plays at Drury Lane Covent Garden and Lincoln's Inn Fields theaters.
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London
St. Martin’s
St. James’s
Westminster
Torhill Fields
Limehouse
St. Mary Overy’s
Southwark
East India Company
India
Macray
Joan Lice
Bridewell
Thomas Enger
St. George’s Fields
St. Andrew Undershaft
Leadenhall-street
Lime-street
Carter
St. Alvan’s
Wood-street
Aiargaret
Terfornd
Theatre-Real
Drury- Lane
de Firem Reumar
Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Hamlet
Theatre-Royal
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Udeguin
High Water at London Bridge Reported at 44 Minutes Past Two
A weather notes item records high water at London Bridge occurring 44 minutes after two in the afternoon. The notice notes river stage and potential impact on nearby passages and traffic.
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London Bridge
Court notice on East India bonds exchange at three percent
The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants trading to the East Indies issues notice for bond holders to exchange East India Bonds for three percent Roissy by November, detailing the form, principal sums, and dates. It requests bondholders to register notices and have clerks record exchanges, with Sundays excluded.
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United Company of Merchants of England
Indies
Uch
East Ludia Company
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Biggs
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Rothy
Margaret
Gregory
Scoland
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South Sea
New Bank
Prem
Royal Exchange
Dima S. Res
Kimperor
Ipranis
Ditro
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