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Election notices and pamphlets spark public intrigue
In Essex and Surrey the clergy and freeholders rally for William Harvey and Robert Honywood as candidates amid denials from Hugh Smithson regarding backing Sir George Cook. A Covent Garden meeting and Duke of Newcastle recommendation prompt Henry Barker to disavow any alliance with Cook. Separate notices urge support for Lord Baltimore, Henry Temple, and a broad array of pamphlets on elections and trade.
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Essex
William Harvey
Robert Honywood
iFhereas
George Cooke
Hugh Smithfin
Middlesex
Hugh Smithion
George Cook
Huch Smithson
Gorge Coke
Aid
Hugh Smithson
Air
Barker
Knights of the Shire
Henry Barker
Surry
Lord Baltimore