27 May 1796
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 27, 1796
Page
1
A brief notice from the Mansion House dated May 27 1796 addresses the worthy and independent livery of London. The fragment signals a formal communication or request to established livery members, reflecting ceremonial city life and governance.
A dated, formal address from John William Anderson to the London livery seeks peace confidence and public support, thanking citizens for liberal sentiment and anticipating continued independent efforts to secure eventual success despite recent indisposition.
Bourchier Wrey Sirriff issues notices to Devonshire gentlemen and freeholders about electing two Knights to Parliament. Special County Court at Exeter Castle on June 3 and meeting for nomination on May 30 at noon. Authorities call for attendance and hearing all interested parties.
Historic treaty outlines a permanent friendship and border settlement between the United States and Spain. It designates the Gulf boundary from the Mississippi to the Apalachicola, sets duties for commissione rs and surveyors, and addresses free navigation, Indian relations, lawful seizure procedures, and mutual protection of citizens and property.
In a matter before Sir John Briggs and others charged with forging Reverend Lewes’s will, Lewes secured a Writ of Certiorari to transfer the indictment from the Inferior Court to the King's Bench for proceeding to outlawry against the defendants.
Maritime notices from Portsmouth Plymouth Cove Cork and Cork show ships arriving and departing. Admiral Macsnipe leads eight ships of the line and five frigates in the North Seas while East Indiamen Hawkesbury and Hope depart bound for trade. Carrier ships, frigates, and privateers are active with convoys expected and engagements reported along the Channel and Irish coast.
A report describes a six week period after a dog bite at the Bear Inn in Armouth. The bitten man showed hydrophobia symptoms on Saturday and soon died. The dog has not been heard since.
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