Antiquity of Freemasonry Examined in Christian Light
The text argues Freemasonry’s antiquity, tracing origins to Hebrew patriarchs and the flood, linking it to Christian morality and temple building. It contends Masonry aligns with Christianity as a moral system and claims its truths persist across ages despite superstition and diverse nations.
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Harnesy
Vera
Raneniva
Freemasonry
Freemasons
Solomon's Temple
Solomon
Cunlasuy
de Chistian
Crud
Dali
Teen Chan
Idstataey
Kinoch
Abraham Iol Solomon
A Liverpool Merchant Sells a Wife by Distant Match
A Liverpool merchant, owner of a large West Indian furmunt, seeks a wife via a trusted correspondent. He specifies age 20–25, middle stature, agreeable face, mild temper, strong health, and a robust constitution, offering no dowry and promising marriage within fifteen days of arrival. The plan leads to a shipboard match and a quick wedding amid careful vetting and certificates.
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Liverpool
West India Islands
Bala
Oing
Dutty
Sadao
Ana eLpy Peet
Adeipe
Nutan
Condiina
Bates
Bila
Roy
Mayne Ag
Elephants Reunited After Voyage to Paris Menagerie
The article recalls two elephants from the Prince of Orange’s menagerie near The Hague who, after arriving in Paris, explored their new quarters with curiosity. Peggy and Hans greeted each other with joyous trumpeting and affectionate gestures, sharing a tender reunion that moved observers. Peggy used her trunk to comfort Hans, expressing strong emotional reunion through physical closeness and cries of joy.
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Prince of Orange
Hague
Pari
Mala
Regond
Cambeni
Luns
Taanines
Poray
Tlans
Sho
Peggy
Cara
Hans
Curious coronation ceremony on the Asiatic frontier
A French paper transcribes a St Petersburgh letter describing a Kirgis horde electing its khan near the Ural on the Caspian. The ceremony included imperial oaths, a royal mantle, a fox skin cap, and a golden sword, with a Russian governor’s banquet, illustrating Russian influence and future political risks for Greece and the wider region.
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St. Petersburgh
Laidadir Uralak
Ural
Caspian
Roverciza
Kirgis
Horde
Ife
Iis
Siberia
Orenbourgh
Russia
Ava Mussian
Stanhope
Autostat
Greece
Marriages and deaths noted in Irish parish records
In Packenham Hall Westmeath a Countess welcomes a son Bull-burn on Tuesday. Eyrecourt witnesses the marriage of Rev William Agar Adamson to Sarah Walsh of Walsh Park. At Killesway Church Edward Larkan Kay of Athlone wed Catharine Dowling Ray. Died: Benjamin M’Dow el of Eccles Street after illness. Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald James of the 37th Regiment dies in London amid climate hardships. service in the West Indies and Canada noted.
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Packenham Hall
County Westmeath
Longford
Bull-burn
Eyrecourt
Richard Eyre
William Agar Adamson
Parsonstown
Sarah
John Walsh
Walsh Park
Tipperary
Killesway Church
My Gallagher
Edward Larkan
Kay
Athlone
Catharine
William Dowling
Ray
Ballagh
M' Vowel
Bolton Hace
Queen's Elms
London
Coaloiel
Reginald James
Limate
Maidern
Franklin Cane Relic Presented to General La Fayette
A late New York paper supplies a speech describing the cane of Benjamin Franklin as presented to General La Fayette. The speaker traces Franklin’s role in American independence, his meetings with Lord Howe, and the signing of the definitive peace. The relay notes Franklin’s voyage to France and the imagined fate if captured, concluding with gratitude and assurance of safe keeping for posterity.
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New York
la Fayotte
Providence
Franklin
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
London
Charles Thompson
America
Lord Howe
Henry Laurens
Congress
Europe
Tower of London
Greco English guests entertain Lord Mayor dinner
At a Wednesday dinner at Manston house the Lord Mayor hosted a large party including four young Grooks sons of Greek operations directors. They wore richly embroidered local costumes, sang unc tional airs, and danced in their country style. Ladies enjoyed the display. guests included Eus tatio Ralles Stamoudacea Costa and Pericles, four of ten youths invited by Mr Jeremy Bentham to study here.
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Manston House
Grooks
Greece
Bowring
Row_ting
Lee
Greaks
Jeremy Bentham
Eustatio Ralles
Napoli di
Romania
Stamoudacea
Livedian
Byron
Costa
Pericles
Trores
Experiments on Smut Remedies in Wheat 1826
An 1826 letter from Peterborough recounts trials of smut remedies in wheat seed. It describes farmers’ varied preparations, including arsenic washes and brine steeping, with one method claiming to be a complete specific. The writer notes seed wheat infection and reports successful results from steeping in brine during harvest and rain damage.
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Farmers’ Journal
Paterborough
Farmer's Journal
E Iror
Experiments With Wheat Seed To Remove Bunt Disease
A farmer describes methods to cleanse wheat seed of bunts using washing and arsenic solutions, then compares yields. He details steps, lessons from Thorney Fen, and hopes to prove bunt-free kernels can be produced by washing ears and seeds, with plans to test next year.
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Sen
Hungary
Mence
Thorney Fen
Letters of a Wild Irishman 0 at Cheltenham
A garbled 18th century letter from Thady Mulron, signed Thy Dear Darby, recounts being captured from a ditch by strangers and transported to Cheltenham. The piece riffs on whiskey, gin, and Irish Catholic life, ending with notes about subscriptions, postage, and a Dublin Journal masthead.
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Tomy
Darby Mutroon
Tip
Province
Mun Treland
Cheltenham
Angus
Darby
Bleevenalman Mountain
Cork
Grutili
Murther
Troth
Cheltam
Herr Darby
Spa
Father
Mere
Thady Mulro
P. S
England
Britain
Griffith and Co
Cheltenham Chronic
Skrip
Liston
Tadvice
Chronicle
Mulroan
Thady
Treland
Norivals
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Franklin Scan KE
Greens
JHE
Dublin Journal
Loken Af
Dublin
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