This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1776
Page
4
A correspondent recalls visiting Mr Powell’s monument in Bristol and the touching inscription by the author of Caractacus. He recounts the solemn display, the memory of a recently widowed wife, and transcribes lines that praise virtue, friendship, and enduring devotion as the grave humbles vanity.
An excerpt from Poetical Amusements at a Villa near Bath echoing festive Christmas customs of old Britain. It contrasts simple rustic hospitality with modern refinement, noting changes in manners, virtue, and social gaiety while celebrating enduring warmth and communal cheer.
Postscript reports Lord Wrymouths conferring with the King after the Levee disruption. Dispatches arrive from General Carleton in Quebec via the Friendship. Admiralty orders expedite sea fitting for reinforcements to Mann in the Mediterranean. News from Halifax and New York describes troop distress and rebel moves near White Plains. Attacks on Loyalists rise as violence escalates in Rhode Island and at King’s Bridge. The piece also notes Prussian concerns, ball drawings, crime reports, and upcoming royal visits.
In Pantheon on December 28, 1776 the public is informed the subscribers have arranged a grand masked ball for the coming Monday the 76th of January next and a third subscription conceit will occur Monday January 27.
An 18th century advertisement touts a Tincture that quickly cures mouth and gum disorders, strengthens loose teeth, cures scurvy of the gums, prevents decay, removes foul breath, and eases facial swellings and headaches. Sold by Gracechurch Street and Newgate Street outlets with counterfeits warned.
Ladies and mothers are invited to use WARREN's True Original MILK of ROSES as a cleanser and purifier for children's skin from six hours old, keeping it soft and free from dryness. Also promotes healing of sunburns freckles pimples redness and black worms. sold by Richard Warren perfumer at the Golden-Flace and a perfume shop in Chearside. Fuller's Purifier for cleansing white and stone colored cloths is offered at 15S.
Times and details for tides or water work at London Bridge tomorrow and upcoming days are listed with specific hours and half hours. Monday and Tuesday times are provided, noting no business in Public Fornds due to a holiday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.