Lancashire Petition Furore Shows Political Zeal Run Wild
An Observator letter from Lancaster recounts a county fair where Quakers and others sign a large Lancashire Petition to the Throne amid pro America agitation. Attendees debate an Address on American affairs led by Lord Stanley and others, while opponents push a counter petition. The piece condemns zeal, ignorance, and manipulation by attorneys and partisans in pushing political action and vows caution against hastened peace with rebels.
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Ray Iwegh
Geget
Lancashire
Or- Hey
Ee Telpi Deste
Lancaster @Ued
Lord Stanley
Joddrel
Hornby
America
General Burgoyne
Cel
Lee
Stoud
Lanbiter
Lord Stanles
Shire Isle
Ciisenparation
Searee
Ah Hifman
Gussie
Asronoft Dowple
Lancatter
Joseph Fisher
Drax
Rav
Lindey
Irish House of Commons votes limits on Pedls officers pay
In Dublin, December discussions set salary caps for Treasurers and Clerks of the Petitions. Barry Barry sought modest increases with caps at 250 to 350 pounds, sparking debate on expense limits and clerks’ wages amid a shift to use loan surplus for debentures.
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Londoon
House of Commons of Ireland
Mafos
Glerk
Barry Barry
Clements
Lucius O’brien
Barry
Harry Cavendish
John Blaquiere
Ponsonby
Holmes
Mason
Peils
Girneal
Burgoyne Arrives as Armament Moves in Council
Yesterday morning Ceseral 3acyne arrived from Bolton and press reports claim a compact among three northern powers to furnish Britain with 60 000 troops for the continental war. A council summoned at Lord George Germaine's office considered Burgoyne’s dispatches and orders for armed vessels. Burgoyne sailed from Bolton aboard a king’s ship reaching Portsmouth Friday. letters from Lord Percy were sent to the Duke of Northumberland at Bath.
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Ceseral
Bolton
Darmouth
George Germaine
Ie Vinedy
Gener
Congress
Great Britain
Great Council
Burgoyne
Barton
Boyne
Portsmouth
Wifparches
Suffo K
Ireland
Geners
Iandigra
Lord Percy
Quebec Fortifications and British Move in America
A correspondent describes Quebec’s defenses, noting Bastions, a demi-bastion, a 30 gun battery, the citadel, and Cape Diamond rock, plus large coast batteries and mortars. The piece cites Wolfe’s capture as a hard, historic feat and reports build-ups of transport ships, cutters, schooners, and orders to Portsmouth for troops to sail to America. It also mentions Denmark declaring Gluckstadt a free port, then shifts to street crime, lottery notes, a marriage, and local prices and remedies in London.
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Quebec
Boston
Cape Diamond
Canada
New-York
Colestrand
Fulkstone
Yarmouth
Dartmouth
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Mahon
America
Gluckstadt
Bath Road
St. Paul’s
Whitaker
Haberdasher
Shoreditch
Wood-Street
Spitalfields
Molesworth
St. Mary-le-Bonne
John Beccles
Middle Temple
Husbands
Wimpole-Street
Cavendish S Square
Whitechapeh
Leeds
Haigh Walker
York
William Forth
True Original Receipt Proclaimed Secret Elixir Claim
A claimant asserts the True Original Receipt for Darry's Elixir remains secret and threatens a £100 reward for proof that others imitate or claim kinship to the Duffy family. The notice touts a patent medicine with claims of rapid skin opening and relief from cold effects among thousands, including notable figures.
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Darry
Anthony and
Mary Duffy
Anthony Duffy
Thasama
Intrepid is Our Next Mission Set
Fragmentary OCR notes describe names and events with Protestant mentions and a rush to act. Key figures include J N and SENESCHALLUS among others. The text suggests urgency and a plan to address failures, though specifics are unclear.
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Sandanis
J.N
Honestrys — Seneschallus
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Salisbury-court
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Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
Price
Christies
Lawrence Jackson
Lincoln
W. @wen
N. Fele
J, Hinton
King's Arms
East India Company
Robert. Griffin
T.carnan
St. Pauls Churchyard
Church of Christ
N.B
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