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Record of Pearl Letters and Broadside Updates
August reports from Leghorn to Smyrna and Cairo mention plague in Alexandria and famine news. Copenhagen notes British fleet repairs near Revel and Ruffian tensions while Dauntless ship arrivals and a hunting match dominate local gossip. Obituary for Ferdinand Haistings of Huntingdon shows a gracious tribute to a noble youth. Prices for goods in London markets listed alongside stock and exchange figures. A new law on the Crown and bishops courts appears in the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Leghorn
Smyrna
Alexandria
Cairo
Tripoly
Constantinople
Tunis
Warsaw
Wilna
Weflenfels
Copenhagen
Elizabeth
Lands Dohr
Holland
Hanover
D. Ashby de la Zouche
Ferdinand Haistings
Earl of Huntingdon
Dantzick
Versailles
Milian
Vienna
Gilbert Hiller of
Stoobs
Colt
Steuart
Scotland
S. S
India
Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Assurance