Royal promotions and palace gifts amid French court maneuvers
Paris reports royal appointments and estate allocations as Louis XVI reshapes household posts. The Count de Maurepas born July 7 1761 is named potential Prime Minister while offices and rooms at Versailles and La Muette pass to nobles and royalty. The Chancellor last week held seals in Louis XVI's name for the first time.
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Paris
Petit Trianon
la Muette
Victoire
Sophie
Countess of Maurepas
Versailles
Madame du Barry
Thierry
Count de Maurepas
Count of Pontchartrain
Louis the Xvith
Georgia rejects Franklin reappointment memo rial
The Upper House of Assembly of Georgia rejected the Lower House memo rial on appointing Benjamin Franklin as agent in Britain for another year. The Lower House insists the appointment lies with them and offers thanks and a salary for another year, starting March 2. A conference with the Upper House is planned. Also reports from Philadelphia describe the execution of effigies of Wedderburne and Hutchinson, and related colonial tensions. Disturbances in Philadelphia follow. Letters from Savannah note peace efforts with Creek leaders and renewed assurances after Creek murders in Georgia.
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New-York
Upper House of Assembly of
Georgia
Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Bidgle
Hispaniola
Abigail
Snow
Botton
Sally
Beetle
Rhodesland
Port Au Prince
Turks Island
Providence
Alexander Wedderburne
Privy Council
Tho. Hutchinson
Massachusetts Bay
Philadelphia Gazette
Ghamies Town
South Carolina
Savannah
Taitt
Emift Aguo
Ships Pass Gravesend June 6 7 with Many Vessels
A historic shipping list shows numerous brigantines and schooners passing Gravesend on June 6 and 7. Names include Duke of York Benn from Cape Fear King of Spain White from Cadiz Charming Molly Gill Earl of Effingham Curling Morant Bay Fares Seandtinchy Brankstone and others from Jamaica Memel St Vincent Boston South Carolina Florida Norway Honduras Teneriffe Malaga and Rotterdam bound craft such as Two Brothers Corson Green River Addis Newmarket Haie Carolina Benard Princess Royal Addy and Newmarket.
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Jung
Maria
Bristol
Gravesenn
Duke of York
Benn
Cape Fear
Earl of Effingham
Curling
Mo‘rant-Bay
Fares Seandtinchy
Brankstone
Clarendon
Carr
Jama‘ea
Mackrel
Hustler
Walliane
Pyman
Harmony
Stancliff
Memel
Nancy
Harrison
St. Kitt's
Montague
Brown
Boston
Britannia
Ball
South Carolina
St. Andrew
M‘min
Florida
Elizabeth
Beckman
Norway
Mary- Ann
Jordain
Honduras
Emerald
Ogilvie
Teneriffe
Tyrnbull
Bailie
Fortolla
Aurora
Newstead
Malaga
Corson
Amasterdam
Green River
Addis
Jamica
Newmarket
Haie
Carolina
Benard
Princess Royal
Addy
Rotterdam
Arrivals of Ships at Various Ports Listed in Sambrook Paper
A list of ships arriving at several ports from various origins. Vessels include Father’s Desire Berry Charming Nelly Walker Hope Robinson from South Carolina and Una Nimity Smith from Georgia at Plymouth Felicity Nutter from Piscataqua. Richard Penn All from Philadelphia. True Patriot from Virginia. Mary from New York. Britannia from Memel. Hope from Honduras. Mary and Elizabeth from London. Roslamond Earl of Dunmore London from London. Genoa Millen from Falmouth.
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Cowes
Father
Berry
Nelly
Walker
Hope
Robinson
South Carolina
Smith
Georgia
Plymouth
Nutter
Piscataqua
Weymouth
Richard Penn
All
Philadelphia
Bristol
Friendship
Reid
Proffin
Forkelton
Koningsbergh
Sally
Alderton
North Crolina
Afelby
Virginia
Lancasters Watson
Hathornthwaite
Dominica
Penzance
Mouritfon
Norway
Liverpool
Mary, Anderson
New York
Falmouth
Happy Jannasz
Pieterow
Carolind
Londonderry
Britannia
Emblington
Memel
Honduras
Ann
Jamnaitas
Mary
Elizabeth
Falkner
London
New-York
Roslamond
Earl of Dunmore
Lawrence
Chambers
Ameriga
Harvey
Pristol
Genoa
Millen
Merfingal
Boston Port Shutdown Rumors and European Dispatches
The letter presses report two private instruction packets sent after Gen Gage in New England. Boston customs officer John Malccomb, tarred and feathered and led to the gallows, returns to town amid talk of a new act to close Boston Port within forty eight hours. Dispatches from The Hague and Paris describe Russian mediation offers to end conflicts with the Ottoman Porte and a French price-fixing ordinance for essentials.
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Lon D
Gage
New- England
John Malccomb
Customs
Boston
Mevelel Boyed
Botton
Hague
Vienna
Petersbourg
Russia
Prussia
Prabia
Paris
Fevérett
Lipmouth
Scotland
David Anderson
William Urguliget
Walter Brews
George Brown
Gilbert Mabon
Wiliam Tenant
Robert Garden
Boyed
Charlotte
Tothill-fields
Westminster Infirmary
Bowtreet
Jonathan Blayney
Lambeth
John Longford
Samuel Smith
Mary Brown
Southwark
Surry
George Berner
Enfield-mills
Berner
James Doughty
Thomas Cope
Simon Summerfall
Clarke
Doughty
Thomas Copé
Simon
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America
Nunelly
Benjamin Kidney
Laurence Pountney
Jaimes.Tillard
Queen-Square
Bloomsbury
Thomas Nah
Morris
Catseway
Cooke
Soaning-Hill
King’s-road
Gray’s-inn-garden
Charles Millman
Thurston
Hampstead
John.Glanville
Upper Thames-street
Colony of
Massachusetts-Bay
T. Cadell
Strand
Price Ros
Alexander the Great
Er. Goldsmith
David F. Rivington
T. Longman
G. Kearfly
W. Guithn
G. R.binson
R- Baldwin
W. Goldfauth
T. T. Evans
Publiser
Odigwoy
Price
Spain
Italy
Ats. Snares
George’ ‘Logan
Lyttelton
Lord
William Henry Lyptelton
G. E. Ayscough
J. Dodsley
Rall-mall
Lord North
Philip Dormer Stanhope
Earl of Chesterfield
Putuip Stannorz
Dresden
Eucenia Stannoper
Monsieur Loriot
HE “Tatler
Isaac. Bickerstaff
J. Buckland
W. Strahan
F. Rivington
Q. Says J. Hinton
B. White
L.ares W. Chine
R. Collin
B. Horsfield
T. Cadlon
B. Law
T. Davies
E.and
Dilly
H. Baldwin
J. Fuller
Iun
G. Keith
J. Withie
F. Cadell
F. Newbery
Golalmieh
Johnston
Nicoll
iJohnsons
Efixney
G.robinton
G. Buyndft
R. Baldwin
James
St. Paul’s Churchyard
His Majesty’s Navy
N.B
Southampton
Bilger
Euestay
Fune
Ulman
Barton Upon Trent
Gonditiold
Barton -Blount
Derby
Barton Park
John Holand
Thomas Webb
Thomas Statham
Sarton-Park
Ashborne
Uttoxeter
Bucton
Trenc
Pardgulars
Nathaniel Lister
Litchfield
Mr. Harrison
Stoney-Stratford
Bucks
Cornwat
Hhereas
Sherborne
Bodmin
Faid
Bridewell
Launcealtun
Rob, Bennett
Quereus Coxall Vent and
Gamay Liel Tomblinson
Bafton
Lincoln
Thomas Upton
Thomas Sm'th
Upton
Messrs
Coxall Went
Gamaliel Tomblinson
John Sikes, John
Gull
Salisbury
Earl of Pembroke
D. P. Safe
Salisgary
Coafe
D. P
Thall
City
Lord Arung
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