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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 17, 1775
Page
1
A Coventry tradesman reports a theft of three pieces of white lace. The notice notes the time eight oclock in the morning and mentions two suspects, Mey Se Smith and an Egadon associate. The fragmentary record records the event and names involved without further details.
A collage of dispatches from London and New York describes armed conflicts with Indians against Spaniards, Algerine methods of execution, and naval movements. Reports mention General Haldimand's conference, a ceasefire between Gen Gage and British officers, and shipments to America. Dispatches note Dutch prohibitions, money shipments to Philadelphia, and ships bound for Virginia near Newfoundland.
Fragmentary report describes shipyard activity, payment of wages on the first of every month, arrivals from London rendezvous, and preparations for sea. It mentions the Prosperity, Clifton attire, Jamaica West Indies cargo, a master-taylor charged with robbery, and a curious tale of a husband selling his wife among 17th century events. Also notes accidental deaths, murders, marriages, and deaths in various districts with scattered names and places.
The E He Committee invites proprietors and gentlemen of the county to meet at the White Hart Inn in Launceston on Tuesday 22 August at ten o'clock in the forenoon. They seek attendees to decide whether to pursue or drop the navigation project, per order of the committee secretary Tho Lethbridge dated July 7, 1775.
Secretary's Office directs out-pensioners and former Chelsea garrison men recently drafted into Lieutenant-Colonel Blaskett's and Captain Draper's Independent Companies at Chester to repair to their units immediately or be struck off the hospital books and lose their pensions. Names of pensioners and former guards and dragoons listed with ranks and regiments. orders signed by John Nicoll secretary and register.
Pursuant to a will a sale by auction of an estate in Mentmoys parish Bucks is advertised. The property includes 400 acres with old rents and dairy farms in occupation, near Leesa and A yhesbury, with printed particulars and conditions. Plans and further particulars may be seen at specific London offices and with attorneys Phillips and Barnes in Spitalfields.
In a lengthy notice, creditors and devisees are urged to lodge their claims before the first day of November next, detailing debts, rights, and demand types. The document also records a public sale in Lancashire on September 29 1775 of several estates once owned by William Myres Esq including BraceLet and Burnmore holdings, with description of lands, rents, and improvements and appointments for viewing.
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