French Philosophers and Agriculture Medal Gift
The writer laments the short lives of dAlembert and Rousseau while noting Abbé Raynal’s shift from politics to farming. Bouche reports a 72,000 livre grant for letters and sciences and a 1,200 livre annual share to Guyenne farmers. Royal Society of Agriculture offers a gold medal for a reading prodigy under 25 who can recite the rights of man and municipal constitution.
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d’Alembert
Helvetius
Jacques Rouffeau
National Assembly
Bouche
Mons
l’Abbé Raynal
French Academy
Guyenne
Royal Society of Agriculture
Manchester
Menchester
Friends of Justice and Humanity
Great Britain
Africa
Europe
France
Ireland
Charman
Shumas Walker
Wakefield
County of York
Pemberson Milnes
Olved
Commonweath
Anc
Birmingham
London
Leeds
West Riding
County of
York
House of Commons
John Pemberton Heywood
Presbyterians
John Houghton
Independents
William Hussen
Join Athworth
Benjamin Ingham
Bapctus
General Evening Post
the Star
Yorkshire
Othis
Woodby
Femberton Wililn
Fragmentary notice from free-masons hall with prize payments
A damaged OCR fragment describes prizes at Free-Masons Hall with amounts in pounds shillings and mentions payments in June after deductions. The text alludes to “prizes are payable in June next” and notes about final deductions and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Cumberland Free-Meson
William Robinson
R.C. Birch
Calcutte
B. Rufpini
Efoy Pall Mall
William Birch
Cumberland Free Masons’ School
R. C. Birch
Heseltine
R. Nicholson
Bank-street
Cornhill
London
Dame-street
Dublin
Europe
Nicholson
Ll. Sed
Sixteerth
Thomas Armstrong
Orington
Winchester
Hants
John Heer
Ely
High Court of Chancery
Symond’s Inn
Chanceryjane
Aucilisson
Co. Benwell
Crown Inn
Reading
New-street
Ambrose Road
Leafe
Corporation of Reading
Laly
Harehatch
London Road
Frenmth
Matthias Dean
Edward Edgerly
Hurly
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Edward Gibbon
Fry
A Strahan
T. Cadell
Strand
Oftavo
Price
T. Ras
Constantinople
Rome
Free-Masons’ Hall
Bengal
He Lodge
Calcutta
Edward Fenwick
E Q
Claude Martin
Beng
Chevalier Ruspini
Birch
India
Ver
Meffrs
Vere
Lucadon
Lombard- Street
Metirs
Rensom, Morland, and Hemmierfl
V. Pall.-Mall
Meffis
Phillot 24 Co
Bath
Grevatier Ruf Ini
Treasaer
Pall Mail
Ogave
Fife
James Lin
Edinburgh
Fleet-street
W. Creech
D. Monro
M. D
West-Indies
A. B
John Orr
Fard Court
Lincoln's Inn
Elizabeth Edgley Hewer
Clapham
Surrey
Fotheringhay
Northampton
Plumbstead-Witton
Brundall
South Walfham
Portsmouth
Recond
Dricgvouses
City of
Driffield
Derby
Melf. Wildman
Lincoln’s Inn
Mr. Pryer
Gray’s
John Ord
Thurfany
Francis
Matthew Schutz
Gruate
Black Callerton
Newsourn
Northumberland
Black
Willian Cramlington
Hall-Farm
Droomhall-Farm
Richard Fofer
North Farm
George Alder
Ludwick Farm
Thomas Hindmarth
Thomas Hindmarch
John Brown
Seward
Garen
said-Matter
Heron
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Navy
Hill
Agin
Gorn
Creed
Norfolk
Freet
Aa Strand
Berwick, Wall
Isaac
Worcester
Mesins
Whiemarshy Maeffiter, and Co
Wincanton
Someretthire
Meflis
Shepheard and Gibbon
Boswell-court
Lincoln's-Inn
Bordery and Co. A
Sussex
South-Downs
Bal’ Lesden
Ballsden
Balesden
Batesden
Mamor
Balletden
Ballften
Barhill
Ballifhill
Norton
Allfrey
Fritton-place
Wiellis
Gilbert and Haper
Lewes
Peer Morfee
Hurstoe
Caronoca
Wilsita‘a Ludlam
Lockyer Davis
Gray's Inn
Holbourn
Royal Society
Med. Egerton
Whitebail
New Bond -Street
Debrett
Piccadilly
Senet
Oxford
Cambridge
Ace Roe