Mrs Gunnings Letter Tea Duke of Argyll Extracts
The piece recounts Mrs Gunnings claim of a plotted marriage involving her daughter Miss Gunnning, the Duke of Archy, Lord L, and Lord B. Letters, affidavits, and anonymous missives surface as General Gunnings and family figures deny claims. The narrative reads like a melodramatic society tale with shifting accusations.
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Gunning
St. James Place
St. James’s
Gunnine
Bowen
Mall Hare
Hyde
Miss G
The Dutchy of Cornwall and its royal restrictions
A historical analysis of the Dutchy of Cornwall detailing Edward III grants to the Prince of Wales, the binding stipulations preventing transfer, and conclusions on succession and ownership if the Duke marries, dies, or ascends the throne. It argues the duchy remains with the crown or the duke only under strict legal limits.
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Cornwall
Epward III
Rymer
Arthur Prince
Cernubie
Duke of Cornwall
Edward III
England
Dutchy of Cornwall
Death Sentence for Burglary and Thefts at Wells Docks
Reports from Wells and surrounding towns describe capital convictions for multiple crimes in the Wells area, including entries into dwellings and shops, with sentences of death. Lewis Todd’s defense emphasizes poverty and mercy, urging jurors to temper justice with compassion. Further notes cover Kingston legal matters, Hereford wreck trials, and York highway robbery cases.
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Justice Athhurst
Henry Booth
Hester Mott
John Wrampling
John Whiteman
Thomas Percival
Hale
Robert Mullinger
Lewis Todd
John Coe
Thomas
Martha
Wells
Norwich
Meraly
Hereford
Justice Burton
York
John Bradley
John Kitchen
James Gould
Severe winter weather and distant news from abroad report
A New York letter notes harsher weather than in years, with flour prices rising and the frozen Delaware delaying ships. Reports from Charleston describe deadly illnesses and crop sustains. other items include a Martineau quake near Vere, a harsh slave crackdown in Hispaniola, andPennsylvania Mississippian fortifications. War talk grows as Kentuckians plan marching to counter Spaniards at Walnut Hills.
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New York
Delaware
South Carolina
Providence
Charles Town
Bhie Mountain Valley
St. Mary’s
Martinique
St. Pierre
Vere
Col. Holder
Pikion
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Mrs. Bowen
Mama
Dutchy
UR Assilly
Kingston
Erskine
Jourse
Pigot
Conrt
Garrow
Shepherd
Batu
Phillott
Kineston
Fan
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