This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 14, 1798
Page
4
A fragmented nineteenth century verse fragment pleads for reunion with Loewe. The speaker measures weary steps across distant plains and cherishes a treasured hope to meet again, while recalling a parting filled with love, regret, and tearful farewell.
Letters from Falmouth report the Argo lugger's scene and a fleet from Bourdeaux bound for Brest. The piece discusses Sir Bo Warren's squadron destroying a frigate and a plan for selling the Land Tax to raise 80 million pounds in stock with 3 percent interest, outlining years purchase options for landholders. Further items note a review by Major General De Lancey of the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, royal attendance at Covent Garden, and various international dispatches about peace talks, Swiss proclamations, and French political moves.
The excerpt notes a service of the year on unusually high terms, suggesting terms are better than expected and likely above current stock prices. It implies such a measure will precede negotiations for a loan, which cannot occur until after a referenced Rafter.
Morning raid by two of his Majesty's Messengers and two police officers seized Benjamin Binns brother of John Binns confined in the Tower and Alexander Galloway former secretary to the Corresponding Society. They were taken from bed after door bursting. Binns discharged at 11.00, Galloway remanded after Privy Council examination.
Reports show Edinburgh subscription of 66,000 pounds and Bristol 24,506 pounds with Liverpool 16,000 pounds raised. Lancaster ship's officers and crew donate part of pay. Aldersgate parish residents pledge over one thousand pounds in one hour for national defense. Sir John Cart’s domestic servants contribute 261 pounds 11s 6d.
A sweeping forgery case haunts Bank Directors and city merchants as a clerk faces examination in the Bank parlour. Sir William Appinctorn and Bow Street officers question him while Apamson and Kavana are held or absconded. Wilkinson named a principal. forged Manchester dated bills bear unknown signatories and questionable acceptors.
A summary of a General Court at East India House proceeding on resolutions about tonnage for India trade, plus a long debate, the trial plan for treason indictments, and a ballot on Mr Scott. Also reports on militia commissions, local disturbances, an Essex Yeomanry offer, naval appointments, a London assault case, Charlestown intelligence, tax exemptions, annuities office talk, and several capital convictions in Berkshire and Salisbury for robberies and thefts.
Yarmouth and Plymouth dispatch list ships sailing and detained due to winds including the Veteran Apollo and Pylades sloops, with the Prince of Orange detained. Describes St Albans convoy for Halifax, Venus trade, French cartel with 300 English prisoners, and arrivals Melampus Cleopatra and Hazard. Reports Brest prison camps and invasion rumors, and a large fleet sighting near Oporto and Lisbon later returning.
Fragmentary OCR shows lottery issue numbers and draw codes with unclear details. Core items include fourteent day serials and mixed numerals likely indicating ticket numbers and prize references from an English state lottery record.
The fragment notes a lottery draw on Fifteenth Day No. 97-2475 with prizes and tickets, mentioning J. Brans at Lucky Lottery Office No.1 Holborn where the first 10,000l prize data appears. It describes drawn fractions and payment on demand, with references to tickets, shares, and warranted undrawn money for prizes.
A marriage by special license took place on Monday the 12th at Bennet Street in St James's linking Emma Pisce of Plymouth with Captain James Newman of His Majesty's Navy.
Notices report the death of James Houbibard Esquire longtime lieutenant colonel of the Middlesex Militia and JP and DL for Middlesex, with burial to follow in the town vault. Also noted is the passing of Themes Stafford a Portugal resident, and Charles Viking deputy of Fower Ward aged seventy eight, with reference to General Hale’s death nearby.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.