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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 29, 1775
Page
3
An August 26 report from Penrith details a deadly accident where Thomas Antonog and his crew felled a gable end at Skirward Hall. A man standing nearby was struck as the wall fell, being crushed to death.
The fleet lists several Royal Navy ships and East India Company vessels with destinations in Ancona Dublin West Florida Poole and Jamaica. Arrivals include Sally Patled by the Piste from Dublin and Merney from Waterford among others. ships reported from Virginia Antigua Gottenburghn Jamaica and Memel reach Dover Falmouth Copenhagen Hamburg and Southampton. Numerous obsolete spellings suggest a broad port movement showing trade and naval activity near Dublin Waterford Petersburgh and London with multiple country origins.
The report details a royal theatre outing by Lt On D On with the Prince of Wales and Bishop of Ornaburg, mentions a pending proclamation, and recounts military muster updates from Boston. It also covers a public inquiry in Bow Street into robberies, trials, and the fate of several suspects, plus marriages, deaths, and a medical testimonial for Dr. James's Powder and Analeptic Pills.
A fragmentary ledger style entry lists Treland glazier in Tower Street with 5 pounds 1 shilling bank stock India ditto, South Sea ditto Old Ann 87, New ditto small 3 percent Red. of Ditto Conf. 88 Mito 1726, various bonds and bills including Navy and Vid, Lottery Tickets 17 pounds 83 shillings 6d.
This Day was published price 6.24 containing leaves of John Lord Somerg and Arch athop King adorned with a bead of Alexander pe. Wumber LXV of a New or s intitled British Biography. An accurate impartial accent of Lives and Writings of Eminent Persons in Great Britain and Ireland from Edward III to the prorogation printed for R Goarby and folded by F Towers in Cripplegate and by RK Baritan in Paternoster Row. Available at offices and first six volumes at five each in boards.
An advertisement lists new and improved arithmetic compendiums by Francis Walking Ame and related works by Isaac Watts and others. It promotes multiple book titles, pricing, and publishing details, with testimonials and medical patent medicines by Merchant's Drops and Eyers’s preparations, including distribution through London and colonial sellers. The prose mimics a late eighteenth century catalog of educational texts and medical tonics.
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