Post Office Rates and British Lottery Notices 1796 97
The item lists new postage rates for letters within Great Britain and to Portugal and America, effective January 1797, including Inland and packet charges, with warnings to letter-writers. It also promotes the English State-Lottery of 1796 with prize details, and samples several religious and medicinal publications and offerings from London and other towns.
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General Post Office
Bran AG
England
Scotland
Great Britain
Portugal
America
Arts
Wales
Berwick Upon Tweed
Arid
Lorton
Great Briain
Ireland
West India Islands
Poftarn
Falmouth
Giniral
Anthony Todd
Feheay
Hornsby, and Co
Cornhill
Royal Exchange
London
Merirs
Trewman and Son’s
Exeter
Thomas Billinge
Liverpool
India
Sourywerx
Soloonon
Universal Family Bible
Henry Southwell
Magdalen College Cambridge
Atterby
Lincolnshire
C. Cooke
Paternofter-row
Brighthelmstone Library
Allen
North-street
Brighton
Brodum
St. Mary’s-gate
Manchester
Cowproy
Bowen
C. Metrarcourt
Dr. Brodum
Sarah Tuorp
Sturry
Canterbury
Wm. Bristow
The
Kentish Chronicle
Samuel Kinsford
Albion Street
Jeboult and Co
Bacon
Oxford Street
Botagenis and Co
Haymarket
Mr. Shaw
Medicine Warehouse
Strand
Mr. Ward
Gray’s-Inn-lane
Holborn
Davis
Cork
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s
Tutt's
Boulton
Pall-mall
Collins
Salisbury
Spilsbury
Mary-street
Dublin
Mourning orders and notices from the Court and tradesmen
Lord Chamberlain's Office issues mourning orders for the late Empress of Russia with dress details for Ladies and Gentlemen. A drawing-room closure at St James's until January 18 1797 is announced. Surrender and dividend notices list individuals and dates across Manchester Guildhall and other locations.
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Russia
Lord Chamberlain
St. James’s
Public funds seized to supply Rhine army declares Dijon official
A Dijon letter dated the 18th reports a Commissary of the Executive Government searched all public chests and seized 300,050 livres. Despite protests by the Constituted Authorities he claimed authority to repeat the operation in five other departments to fund the Rhine army.
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The
Rhine
Dijon
December 23 1796 News on War Plans and Bank Proposals
Reports from Verona to Paris describe Buonaparte’s position in Italy and Austrian moves. The German princes ponder peace with France while merchants debate a National Bank with strict government limits and security. English finance and Pitt’s loan plan are criticized as impractical and devious.
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Paussen
France
Sambre
Meuse
Brest
Atmost
Stratburgh
21St Inf
Rhite
Huninguen
Buonaparte
Verona
Proboeo
Chiusa
Rivoli
Valdogno
Novate
Tanimacco
Brendola
Montebello
Atvinzy
Baffano
Brenta
Quosdanovich
Padua
Montelice
Davidovich
Roveredo
Ala
Baifano
Italy
Arcola
Tyrol
Mantua
Alvinzr
Alps
Pitt
Nat
Batavian Republic
Europe
Austria
Spain
Nootka Sound
Gibraltar
England
Hanover
Germany
Prussia
Saxony
Hesse
Wourtemberg
Baaden
Swabia
Franconia
Ratifoon
East India Company
India
Duke of Bedford
Britain
Assassination Report and Political Shifts Abroad
A December 29 dispatch from Caen reports Citizen Foreften, Commissary of the Executive Directory in Pont d Quille, assassinated on the way to the Administrators sittings as muskets fired from a wall. Salicetti in Corsica loses his post. Miot to succeed as envoy at Florence. Changes at Petersburgh hint at broader cabinet shifts. Count Ofermann named Chancellor, Count Beldberodko promoted. Mandat value set at two livres four, Spaniards also report Papere.
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Caen
Uss
Foreften
Pont d’Quille
Salicetti
Corsica
Miot
Florence
Petersburgh
Count Ofermann
Cathérine II
Empire
Count Woronzow
Beldberodko
Qherine
Bield-Marthal
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Bert
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William Manwaring
John Baird
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Distiller
Guildhall
James Mobbs
Southampton
Haberdasher
Alex. Lindores
Little Mary-le-bonne-street
J. Rogers
Bristol
J. Parr
Brandy-Sherchant
Oxford
E. Martin
Apothecary
Mile-End
J. Collingridge
Whitechapel-road
G. Underhill
Shrewsbury
J. Pound
Maidstone
W. Briscoe
Glover
Worcester
F. Bague
Conduit-street
Hanoverly
J. Robinson
Horncattle
T. Elliott
Fremington
Yorkshire
Paris
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