Two Hundred Pounds Reward For Robber Surprise
A late 18th century notice offers a two hundred pounds reward plus forty pounds already posted for a highway robbery near Bromley Turnpike Gate Place’s Borrom to Riverhead. The thief, described as a young man in a drab greatcoat with a London rider appearance, fled toward Croydon with saddle bags. the reward and pardon are included for discovery and apprehension.
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Tasday
Bromley
Rapa Ottlork
Fingie F
Place’s
Borrom
Riverhead
Croydon
London
Lamberhurst
Tunbridge
Apercending Highewaymen
S. Most
Gra
Francis Freeling
Stolen bank notes suspect sought. reward offered
Bank notes worth 400 pounds stolen from a Tooley Street employer. John Stevenson, about 40, six foot seven inches tall with a scar and pug nose, fled with the money. A reward of twenty pounds is promised for information leading to recovery, with details at Union Hall, oathwark. Also advertised: state lotteries, drops, and patent medicines.
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Teca Farmar
John Stevenson
Bull Head-Court
Tooley-street
Bank Dtes
Union Hall
Oathwark
Lorren
Hornsby and Co. Stockmakers
Cornus 1
Royal Exchange
London
Mets
Trewian and Son’s
Exeter
oneKight
Sweérefold Arts
Bisrepestier
Gratis. S
Stamp Office
India
Secret Committee Report on the Rebellion in Ireland
The excerpt announces the publication of the Secret Committee of the House of Commons of Ireland report on the rebellion, with an Appendix of official papers. Printed for Cabrett and Wright in Piccadilly, this volume includes related reports from England's Secret Committee on seditious societies and binds with the accompanying achieve report.
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Ireland
House of Commons of Ireland
Lord Viscount
Castlereagh
J. Cabrett
J. Wright
Piccadilly
House of Commons
England
To Let in Narberth Pembrokeshire Dwelling and Farm
For let a dwelling house with four bed chambers two parlours a hall garrets kitchens dairies cellars and outbuildings including garden six-stall stable coach-house and barn with up to two acres land. near Narberth market town and ten miles from Haverfordwest on Milford to London turnpike. Enquire Mr John Bateman Haverfordwest.
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Pembrokeshire
Ton
Narbeth
Pembroke
Soditon
Narberch
Haverfordweft
Milford
London
John Bateman
Extraordinary tale of a young lady forced from friends
A woman reports being abducted in April by two men who held her at knifepoint then restrained her in a locked room until August. She says a third man aided the capture, a hidden coach transported her, and a gentleman allegedly planned to marry her. She recovered seven pounds and clothing and was freed by order of the same gentleman.
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Whitcombe-street
Tay
London Abduction Drama Involving Warwickshire Lady
A young Warwickshire farmer's daughter visiting London was blindsided and abducted by men. A single horse chaise carried her to an unknown location in Gower Street by ten oclock, and she was released after a startling display and concealment of the conspirators. Her brother and family are left astonished with hopes of finding the abductors fading.
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Gower-Street
Eine
Warwickshire
London
Arundel Castle renovation praised as grand and historic
Arundel Castle, a vast edifice said to be a mile in circuit, has seen renewed effort after neglect. About 200 workers restore its treasures, with seven to eight hundred rooms offering sweeping views of the surrounding counties from the turreted heights. Public spirit contrasts with the past amid this restoration.
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Vale of
Atun
Armorial Bearings Tax Opinion Creates Disputed Duty
A British tax opinion debates armorial bearings on carriages and clothing. It states a single crest is an armorial bearing and liable to duty, with exemptions for masters’ arms on servants’ buttons and certain official insignia, while undecorated carriages may escape.
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Board of Stam
Ios
the Phoenix
Temptation in the Desert Inspire Model Mischief Tale
A witty man, oddly deformed, is led by a beautiful woman to a second story lodgings. There the owner explains the riddle, naming Tama the painter who sought to depict the Temptation of Jesus in the Desert but could not agree on the Devil's form. The woman claimed the wit as a model for traits.
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Tama
Jesus Christ
Rate and Distribution of Bounty for Recruits of Regiments
Historic military notice outlines bounty payments for new recruits in Fericible Infantry regiments. It details cash to be paid to recruits, allowances for bedding and gear, and final accounting. Also covers serjeant major pay on militia reductions and baggage allowances for officers in field service.
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Great Britain
Burning gale and heat wave hits Bourdeaux streets
A sudden shift to a hot burning gale from the northwest rolled through Bourdeaux last month, lasting about five minutes. The sky darkened with lightning as a hot, suffocating wind drove people indoors, with women and children screaming and some fainting or suffering stomach cramps. Letters describe it as a Libyan style wind.
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Bourdeaux
France
Romach
Guide to Old Age and Secret Illnesses Advised
A 18th century advertisement promotes Dr. Brodum's Guide to Old Age and related cures. It touts a radical and permanent remedy for secret infirmities, urges both sexes to read, and lists physicians and several royal warrant vendors across Britain. It warns readers to beware impostors and to consult the Doctor for nervous, hypochondriac, and consumption-related diseases.
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Baonum
Saul
Solomon
Albion-street
Paternofter-row
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