Will of Philip Dormer Earl of Chesterfield
The will names executors Sir Charles Hotham Beaumont Hotham and Philip Stanhope and bequeaths all manors lands and hereditaments in Bucks Bedford Hertford Derby and Nottingham to his godson Philip Stanhope with conditions on not keeping race horses or betting. He details education provisions, annuities for relatives and servants, a diamond heirloom ring, and specifies funeral expenditures and burial wishes. The document dates from 1772 with codicils and testamentary directives amid deathbed reflections.
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Fune
Péby
Charles Horbert
Charles Thompson
Bellnmont Hotham
Lower Stanhope
Philip’ Dormer
Earl
Chesterfield
Bucks
Bedford
Hertford
Derby
Nottingham
Philip Stanhope
Arthur Stanhope
Gid Gortfort
Godfén
Newmarket
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Earl of Chesterfield
Elizabeth, du Bouchet
Stanhope
Beaumont Hotham
Charles Stanhope
Tito
William Stanhope
Ilfey
William Strictland
Jacob
Grodin
Russian Forces Gain Ground in Turkish War Reports
A mail from Howraks notes ongoing hostilities in the Turkish theater with Russian gains. Suwatow’s capture of Turtukai and a 10,000-man Ottoman corps defeat lead to many prisoners and captured artillery. Kliticha’s light-troop advance nears Constantinople as rumors of wider Ottoman confusion spread.
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Juni
Count de Romanzow
Suwatow
Turtukai
Lausanne
Dé Rantzau
Denmark
Francfort
Geneva
Plain-Palais
M.'Ri
Paris
Auvergne
Clermont
Hague
Berlin
Princess of Orange
Frederica-Christina-Amelia- Wilhelmina
Sinking fund and indemnity bills move in Upper House
The East India loan bill passed the Upper Assembly third reading and awaits royal assent. Several measures including the wastelands cultivation, bank note imitation prevention, and public highway bills advance through committees. The bastard children bill sits adjourned for two months. Lower Assembly finishes business and reports to the Upper House, with ministers seeking funds for clerks and attendance. Royal movements include greetings at Portsmouth and Windsor, with naval and local notices, races, and assorted public news from nearby towns.
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Upper Assembly
Richmond Bridge
House of Commons
Alderman Harley
Monty
East India House
William Meredith
Samuel Johnson
Glass's Magnesia Patent Remedy for Digestion Sold in London
An 18th century advertisement touts Glass's Magnesia as a superior stomach and bowel corrector suitable for all ages, including infants. It claims quick relief from heartburn and habitual constipation, gentle purging without sickness, and notes availability in Oxford and London shops with potential rebates for resellers.
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Glass
Prince of Wales
Oxford
Ruifica
London
W. Davig
Rockweller
Piccadilly
W. Niec
St. Paul
Ghurch-yard
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