General Luckner and his turbulent rise in military life
The account traces General Luckner from private Hussar in Bavaria to major general and commander of light troops, detailing his meteoric rise under Prince Ferdinand, his alleged plunder, later life as a landowner, and a French offer that he accepted despite illiteracy and minimal French. It also includes a digressive note on persecution and providence from a separate source.
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Luckner
Bavaria
Duartes VI
Germany
Fero1 Nand
Brunswick
Westphalia
Louis
Dortmund
Ferdinand
M. Lucker
Hussars
Prince Ferdinano
Holstein
Saxony
France
Doctor Priestley Damages Trial At Warwick Ending
Readings from specimens selected by Mr G Har DINGE influenced the Warwick jury against the Doctor Priestley in the spring affices. The literary excerpts, presented as labor for the country’s welfare, swayed minds and did not support his damages claim for the burned manuscripts.
Birmingham Riots and Clergy Critique in Reflections
Passages condemn Birmingham riots and the role of the Church of England and the King’s Friends. The author cites Jéid and various Appeal pages to argue complicity or inaction by higher social ranks, while noting lower orders’ violence and growth of public sympathy for liberty and religion. The text reflects on accountability and national judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Church of England
Condorcet
Biography of the Late General Burgoyne
A condensed obituary recounts Burgoyne’s early military life, 1777 American campaign leading 4000 British and 3000 German troops, and failure against Arnold and Gates. It notes his return to England, dramatic shift to theatre, and later political role with Fox, praising personal charity and convivial nature, detail of birth on April 13 1732 and marriage May 16 1756 to Miss Sprixe, and succession by his son George Augustus Lord North born 1757.
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Duke of Grattow
Earl of Gurip- Ford
America
Arnold
Gates
Ocober
England
Senate
France
Fox
Prt'r
Sprixe
Dellington
Somerset
Grerce Augustus Lord Nort
The Late Earl Guildford and His Rise to Power
The late Earl Guildford succeeded Mr Duartes Town SHEND as Manager of the House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He became First Lord of the Treasury in 1770 after Duke of Grafton’s resignation, leading until the Rockingham Ministry formed and peace talks with the Colonies began. A strong-minded orator, he steered during a period when the King’s Party faced unpopularity and the Earl Burs era was fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Burs
Parisian Fashions First and Second Dresses Described
Descriptions of two Parisian outfits with elaborate terminology. The first dress features a white reed hat with violet bows, high lawn kerchief, violet taffeta petticoat trimmed in white ribband, and violet shoes. The second gown, named La Reine, is white taffeta with a neck-high cut, tight fit revealing the bust, girdle of Carmelite taffeta with silver, white gauze kerchief, globular cap, Carmelite feather, white taffeta shoes, and a white gauze plaited fan.
Pig in a Caravan Distress Case at George Inn
Law report on a distraint dispute over a gigantic pig exhibited at the George Inn Hay-market. Plaintiff claims six shillings sixpence unpaid rent. defendant kept pig wagon and a picture claiming lien. Lord Kenyon orders delivery of caravan and pig after tender of six shillings sixpence.
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Troi
George Inn
Flo
Guinea
Adingay
Lord Kenyon
Mingay
Kenyon
Bower
Patent Violet Soap Claims Exclusive London Sale Rights
A notice explains the inventor’s perseverance in creating Patent Violet Soap and warns that only the Office No 102 Bank Buildings Cornhill London and its Dublin office sell genuine product. It touts skin benefits for washers and claims a fourteen year patent, with a price of two shillings per square and a three month single daily use.
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Betch
London
Cornhill
Dublin
Great Britainstreet
Sprusbury Announces Royal Letters Patent Drops
A notice to the public from Sprusbury announces that by royal patent he and his family will enjoy exclusive rights to a new bottled remedy called Drops. The bottles bear distinctive fluted colors and the name Francis Sprassury Drops to deter counterfeits and ensure quality for residents of Britain, Ireland, and foreign countries.
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Mr. Sprusbury
Francis Sprassury
Great Britain
Ireland
Soho
Square
Loudon
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General Luckner
Europe
God
Éid
General Burgoyne
Earl Guildford
Williams v. Beckfords
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