Notice on Postal Security and Note Handling in 1792
The General Post Office advises methods to prevent loss of notes or drafts by cutting and separating them, and instructs post offices to deliver valuables to clerks. It cites Anthony Todd and the Bank of England, with a specimen note showing how to split and date parts, to be displayed at every post office in the kingdom.
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London Gazettes
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Bank of England
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N.B
French Refugees Relief Fund Seeks Clergy Aid Subscriptions
A historic advertisement invites subscriptions to a relief fund for French exiled clergy and laity. Donations are received at named brokers in Fleet Street Bartholomew Lane and Mansion House Street, with a committee led by Sir George Thomas and other gentlemen coordinating the effort. A certificate for the institution is required from applicants.
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Morland
Robert Smith
Edward Simeon
Henry Thornton
William
Mellith
J. J. Angerstein
John Bourke
P. J. Thortnson
Thomas Raikes
Erary
Richard Butler
France News From Saturday To Friday War Dispatches
Foreign army reports detail the French center pressing the retreating Combined Armies. Bournonville pursues Dumourier’s forces, claiming capture of Prussian troops and Grand Pre in play. Weather and provisions threaten Prussian stars leaving artillery at risk. The King of Prussia and Monsieur face panic as sickness rises among troops.
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Sele
Flanders
Holand
St. Menehould
Steray
Bournonville
Dumourier
Grand Pre
Nave
Paussia
Monsieur
Erances
M. Bournonville
Report on European War News From Paris and Savoy
The dispatches describe Dumourier's anticipated Paris return and Kellermann's pursuit of Prussians, Austrians, and Emigrants. French advances in Savoy and Geneva push toward victory while Paris debates municipal elections, and the Temple crackdown continues with royal relics seized by the National Mint amid propaganda and political strife.
National Convention Posts Pledges and Resignations Amid Turmoil
October discussions report General Montesquieu resigning after being informed of a decree suspension. The Convention delays reply pending a report from Savoy army commissioners. The Temple Section petitions against arming National Guards, warning it could threaten liberty, while some fear a powerful Paris faction provokes upheaval. A letter from General Custine describes repression of looting as troops and volunteers brutalize Canons area, with a captain set for a harsh example.
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Convention
Paris
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Grenadiers
National Volunteers
The Convention Decrees Seals and Regalia Broken
A 1792 dispatch from Chamberry reports the Army of the South entering Savoy and preparing to invade the county of Nice. It notes the removal of royal insignia to the Mint, praise for the Republic’s advance, and the departure of Piedmontese forces. It describes Savoyard clubs for equality, a Tree of Liberty, and a move toward a new eighty fourth department while General Jientequien loses military sanction.
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Chamberry
Convention
Savoy
Anselme
Nice
New France
Geneva
Fausigny
Chablais
Tarentaise
Maurienne
Mount Denis
St. Bernard
Ramonder
Karonge
Eighty-Fourth
French War News and Allied Movements Reported
A letter from OCFOBER Francoit of Neufchateau declines the post of Minister of Justice. General Kellerman pursues the enemy with new dispositions. Lille remains besieged but aid is expected to prompt Austrian withdrawal. Aülme reports crossing the Var and entering Nice with troops to Montalban. The governor surrenders Swiss garrison at the town, freeing Nice to resist a future assault while Villefranche remains a target.
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FCRM
Francoit
Neufchatead
M. Servan
M. Dumourier
Kellerman
de Lille
Lille
Auélme
Var
Nice
Montalban
Ville
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