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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 04, 1774
Page
1
From the London Gazette comes news of Guatemala’s town destruction by a recurring earthquake. The event prompts authorities to consider abandoning the old town and building a new settlement eight leagues away. Also noted are maritime wrecks near Hartlepool and various price shifts in Gainsborough markets, plus robberies, fires, and local notices from Boston and Connecticut.
A list of ships arriving from Newfoundland Bay Chaleur Seville Bourdeaux Petersburgh Jamaica and London travels to ports such as Naples Dartmouth and Plymouth. Mentions Queen's Palace preparations for a lying in and a House of Commons call in February. Notes on provisioning for Gibraltar and Minorca and disruption of tribute provisions from Barbary coast.
A petitioner seeking a small farm near London invites offers from gentlemen with capital to rent to a solid tenant. Describes requirements: four cows or meas, a house, healthy air, good neighbors, and a fair equitable lease. Responses to L. A. at Adderton's Coffee-house Fleet Street London with real names and full details.
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