Merchants Meeting on North American Disputes at King's Arms
A large assembly of North American merchants and tradesmen met at the King's Arms in Cornhill to discuss the ongoing disputes between Britain and the colonies. Mr Lane chaired as proposals were read urging a petition to Parliament to defend trade interests, with letters from Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and others urging unified action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Arms Tavern
Cornhill
Hayley
Thomas Lane
Lane
Barclay
North-America
North- America
House of Commons
Bacon
Aylesbury
America
Baroja
London
Baker
Connerted
Samuel Vaughan
Bristol
É&C
Council of Commerce
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
Feeds
Kive’s Arms
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
France
A Humane Proposal To Convert Liquor Into Broth
A letter to the editor urges housekeepers near prisons to boil and repurpose pet liquor into broth for the needy. The plan would use seven or eight pounds of meat and cheap beef scraps plus bread to feed eight starving individuals during severe cold and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General
Evanine Post
M4 Rmit
An American Anecdote on Persecution by Whitefield
A late Reverend Mr. Whitefield spoke with friends about America’s future, predicting persecution would arise there. A friend doubted this, noting Protestant Enlightenment and toleration, while Catholic power seemed unlikely in a land of refugees. Whitefield conceded the possibility, saying he never could belittle such a danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Whitefield
America
Unreadable fragment hints at religious rhetoric and martyrdom
Fragment discusses Christ redeeming America and avoiding martyrs, framing a religious truth. Text is incomplete, with no clear event, date, or identifiable people to anchor a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Anecdotes of the late Lane Chesterfield
The text recounts Lord Chesterfield’s stoic reactions to medical probing for a supposed bladder stone. He endures torment, quips about the philosopher’s stone, and asks for plain truth about nearing death. He notes he is not as tall as Sir Thomas Robinson before dying serenely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hawkins
Lord Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Thomas Robinson
Memory Tablet and History Primer 774
This Day edition promises a comprehensive memory tablet from earliest history to 1774. It covers wars, discoveries, rulers, disasters, and notable figures with added genealogies and lists of sovereigns, scientists, and institutions, presented in dated heads and chronologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George II
Egbert
Scorlard
Europe
Adrianople
France
Spain
Ireland
Oxted
Cambridge
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Acirneenstanrian
Aheaneyaay Dajt
Chester
Fleld
Hugh Farmer
Dior G. Robinson
G. Robinson
Harte
Price
Connery
Arandam
Dauphin of
J. Bew
Paternofter-row
Araitte
W. Bayley
Cock Pur
Cier
Vosler
Sesa
Itiee
and Grosvero
Chanel
Exgland
Wales
Susannaha Carter
Clerkenwell
F. Newbery
St. Pauls Churchyard
Lambert
Pall-mall
William Perfect
Town-Malling
Kent
Mr. Perfect
Advertiser
Salopian
Charingecross
Bridelane
Greenough
T. Greenough
Ludgate-hill
F. Newbury
Greenough, Apothecary
de Keive
Ludgatehill
Tolu
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
Rosh
New Bond-streery
M. Purdie
Nort-Parade
Bath
King's Bench
Ludgateehill
Batam
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