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General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 11, 1773

Page

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Explosion and fires at a Sheffield warehouse incident

Reports from Leeds, Sheffield and surrounding areas describe a large explosion destroying a warehouse and a cutler's workshop after gunpowder was misdelivered from Leicester. Separate robberies near Knaresborough and Bransdale moor involve armed assailants. a maritime wind incident near Houlham kills farmer Thomas Greaves. hops duty for 1772 noted as 102,6 gal. qa. 2d.

Leeds Leicester Sheffield Lindley John Bainbridge Royeresborough Crown Bainbridge Plumpton Harrowgate Knaresborough Nathaniel Sheard Bingley Bransdale Moor Wenterbridge Doncaster Sheard Bacon Frank Campfall York Derwent Houlham Thomas Greaves Claxton Canterbury

Ship News Arrivals and Readouts from Pear and Fes

Sailors report arrivals at various posts with ships from Amsterdam Jamaica Sunderland and Keith. Names Philip Rebecca Phosnig Wharam Neptune Tullock Daniel Ann Polly Bradley appear among listed travelers and vessels. Wind speeds from southwest bring rough seas as routes shift through Holland and Jamaica passages.

Pear Fes Dorothy Seward Cork Jamszica S. W Gravesend Charlotte Stone Amsterdam Philip Rebecca Wet Jamaica Hull Phosnig Wharam Sunderland Ditto Neptune Tullock Ditth Daniel Ann

Private madhouse bill and East India stock court items

The article reports Parliament notices by Mr Onslow on restricting freemen in elections, and a leave for private madhouse regulation. It details East India stock proprietors in Leadenhall Street debating a million and a half loan, tea duties, and proposed acts. Also covers court actions, hospital governance, Whig party figures, and assorted marriages and deaths.

Onslow House of Commons Dowdeswall Houte of Lord North Johnstone Lord America Lord Noath China India Europe Gregory Society of Correspondence Govirmor Foknstene Bir. Creigtien Dempster Dauphin of Fran St. James's Sheriff Oliver Fenchurch Street Guildhall Ladbroke Alsop Asgill Harley Turner Banks Mullifax Esdaile Plumb Kennet Kirkman Rawlinson Wilkes Lewes Benjamin Hopkins Bigg Broad-street James Rolleter Brucecastle Bridewell Bethlem Richard Glyn Walter Rawlinson Dowgate Thomas Rawlinson Royal Hospitals Wanfar Wells London Guildford Norton High Wickham Magdalen Hospital Covent-pardens de Heer Fouquet Amsterdam Morlecai Esther Behord Rembrandt Lunden Doncaster Woodward Marquis of Rockingham Faine Corps John Sherwood Newgate Jeffreys Christchurch Richard Croftes West Harling Norfolk University of Cambridge Miss Darell John Darell York-street St. James Kentish Town Stebbing Ipswich Miss Barron Strand Miss Bogle James Bogle Swithin’s-lane Robert Smith Great St. Helen’s Fulham G. Jenkins Islington Moule Brookstreet Mary Clifford Captain Clifford East Indies Lower Thames Street Thomas Stenner Darlington Siffans Markthall Essex Yorkshire Durham Ford Chandois Arms Crane -Inn Edgware Fetter-lane Samuel Harebottle Brass

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