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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 08, 1771
Page
1
In Monmouth and Berlin reports, officers are promoted and troops reviewed. arrivals from Holland and Flanders arrive by mail. Listings include bankruptcies and court appearances in Guildhall with names and dates. ships and cargoes travel from Barbadoes, Bristol, Leghorn, and Dominica, detailing arrivals and crews.
In a colonial style bulletin, Royal appointments and resignations are noted including Chaplain Wollaston and possible shifts for Lord Gower and the Earl of Halifax. Parliamentary writs and local elections appear alongside maritime orders about the Panther and Byron, shipping statuses, and reports from Madrid, Paris, The Hague, and Vienna. Distant military movements, legal notices, and obituaries mingle with weathered town items and social events.
From May 20 to May 25 1771 the Standard Winchester Buhel of eight Gillions reports corn prices. William Coorg notes average prices across markets and reflects adjusted cost per buhel during the period.
TE NICHOLAS LEGGETT late of Fakenham Norfolk, mariner, will apply to lawyers in Linteln's Japy London or to Mr Hawys at Fakenham. If alive, he seeks information from Myr Samuel Leggett of Colkirk or any person who can prove his death or burial. A reward is offered for information. He was apprenticed at Wells, Norfolk, last heard in London.
An auction by Hartholomew Hyatt to sell Richly appointed goods from the late Isaac Whitlebread at his Bedford dwelling in Cardington. Items include four post beds, bedding, mahogany chests, bureaus, curtains, carpets, kitchen furniture, and brewing utensils. Viewing Thursday to Monday morning at eleven, catalogues available at multiple local and London booths.
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