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Measures for the Country Tax and State Funds
The document outlines royal orders to regulate the country, continue funds, and raise revenues for debts, embassies, and the army. It lists specific annual sums for land tax, stamps, and various public works, plus measures to finish the House of Correction at Torgau and repair defenses. Paris note dated August 31 mentions gifts to the Dutchess du Maine and a patent for sulphur extraction, with lottery preparations and a royal visit at Hampton Court.
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Waldsheim
House of Correction
Torgau
Fleisch-Steuer
Cora
Elbe
Alda
Elster
Miscia
Wiesenburg
Paris
Samuel Hutchins
Bristol
Bridges
Cornhill
Hague
Utrecht
Marquess du Quesne
Hampton Court
Earl of Grantham
John Ruffel
Duke of Bedford
Diana Spencer
Earl of Sunderland
Marquess of
Hans Sloane
Bloomsbury
Teffier
Blandford
Windsor
Blenheim
East India Company
Leadenhall Street