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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 20, 1774
Page
3
Mail from Paris dated December 20 reports Swedish style power bequest debate in Warsaw. Ministers of three Courts have met eight days to settle the permanent Council authority and royal nominations for bishops and senators. The King seeks funds six million florins, with two million granted already, and allocations for court expenses and guards.
In Newport Rhode Island on December 13, a notice from Bolton claims locals will not tolerate the India Company teas. The letter predicts the teas will be refused, re-shipped, or destroyed if landed, signaling strong resistance among the brethren.
Edinburgh January 17. We hear the plan for separating the silver coin of this kingdom is settled and a considerate one it is if we may believe report that those persons who happen to be possessed of silver to a certain amount will have it taken from them by Government at an allowance that will not subject them to much loss.
Balk and another man were apprehended at Sowerby near Halifax on suspicion of coinage and implicated in the murder of Mr. Deighton, supervisor. The reports mention the two men were taken into custody as part of the inquiry.
Fragmented OCR text lists various ships, sailings, and crew names including St Andrew, Philadelphia, Dublin, Leicester, and Livergadl. The jumbled lines mention wind conditions, sail dates, and multiple personal names, suggesting a late era maritime log or shipping notices with inconsistent spellings. No cohesive event is clearly identifiable.
Fragmented reports cover a British naval budget debate with Lord North defending naval funding and future ship readiness. Separate items note Montreal and New York warnings of colonial tensions, plus assorted parish notices and local incidents across 1773.
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