East India Company Debates on a Two Million Loan
The General Court debates offering a two million pound loan to the Government to aid the war effort and support territorial guarantees. Alderman Lushington presses for conditions tied to capital stock and territorial possessions, while others oppose territorial guarantees and urge a broader public-spirited approach. The resolutions are amended to delay final decisions until a peace treaty is concluded.
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Howe of Commons
Diffe
Imade
Gable
Clairman
Jackson-Barch
The
East India Company
Irndia
General Court
India
Francis Baring
Bank of England
Tolfrey
Willian
Smith
Durant
Impey
Lushington
Henchman
Alderman Lushington
I .Ee
General ‘Court
Alderman Lashington
Réus
De‘clared
Luhington
Cafter
Unnamed Woman Pleads for Court Protection After Arrest Outside Bailiffs
A distressed prisoner, wife of the celebrated Barrington, pleads with the court for protection from Bailiffs waiting outside the chamber. She claims she never faced such a position before and fears insinuations of crime. The Common Serjeant notes no order can be made. The narrative portrays her graceful figure and refined presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Dever
Andrew Cornish
Mary Murray
Barrington
Sarah Plater
Woburn
Mesirs
Hatton Garden
Plater
Soas
Analiai
London Markets Teas and Goods Prices Rise Amid Potential Duty
A London market report notes strong expectations that a new ten percent duty on teas could be part of ministerial resources, provoking debate among buyers who hold large East India Company stock in warehouses. Prices for Bohea, Congou, Souchong and other teas rise, while coffee, ginger, and certain spices edge lower or hold. Silk goods slump. tobacco trends higher. Export prices vary by origin from Maryland to Virginia and Georgia, with farmers watching shifts in colonial leaf values.
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Ann Kelly
Mr. King
King’s Highway
Chelsea Reach
Harrow
William Amour
Petrfon
Burroughs
Ralph Roffe
Roff
Ralph Rofe
Roffe
James Wilsan
Lemon-court
Lemonstreet
Goodman’s Fields
Mefirs
Hodgson and Heyter
Trotters
Board of Ordnance
John Griffiths
Lambeth-street
Whitechapel
John Newland
William Rutt
Carman
Thames-street
White Tower
Lemon-street
William Gould
Carter
Butt
Daniel Wilson
Sharpe
Wilson
Const
Knowes
Grosa
Office of Ordnance
Grosz
Sarah Wilkinson
Richard Bowler
Holiwell-street
Campos
Maryland
York
River Virginia
Georgia
Carolina
Trial of Colonel Barnity Ends With Concerns At Canterbury
The trial of Colonel Barnity of the West Middlesex Militias concluded last Thursday in Canterbury. The court heard defenses described as energetic as proceedings moved to a close, with verdicts awaiting revision and approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnity
West Middlesex
Canterbuly
Dinndt
Gonrfe
Gilbert Heathcore
Mrii Forester
C.mrowe i
Barby Holt
Bille
Dot Coplow
Mary
Boyce
Yarmouth
Thomas and Jane
Brown
Humber
Calais
Ferguson
Liverpool
Barbadoes
Cayenne
Rence
Union
Pearson
Orebery
John Dawyer
Messrs. Hoares
Fleet-street
Charles Harris
Charles Hill
King’s Highway
Margaret Lumsden
George Barlow
Mary Clarke
Dawyer
Fifer
Ulay
Gloucestershire
Horse and Cart
Goswell-street
Thomas Turpin
Kirby
Essex
Jim
Lenyth
Fragmentary obituary note from local paper
A partial obituary fragment mentions individuals with ages and initials such as Ann aged 86 and Ark L. Ann aged 16, including stray numbers and dates. The unreadable OCR limits definitive details but indicates a local notice of bereavement or memorial.
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Bailey
William ‘Arnold
William Ryan
Francis Dunn
David Brewer
St. Sepulchre's
Cow-cross
Smithfield
Ryan
Drnod
Duin
Dunn
London Markets
Ark L. Ann
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