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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 19, 1771
Page
1
The Proprietors express thanks for public encouragement and pledge to render an attentive paper. They promise a good paper with clear arrangement, diverse content, well written essays, and vigorous attention to advertisements and industrial intelligence to please readers and boost demand.
Reports from London, Hague, Berlin and other ports describe plagues diminishing with precautions, royal birthdays and entertainments, naval and criminal notices, ship arrivals and sickness, along with evolving political tensions between Britain, Spain, France and Russia. Court intrigues, mutinies, executions, and public demonstrations mark a turbulent era.
An order arrives for Ye Agent Victualler directing the purchase of an assortment of cattle including cows and sheep, hops, and related provisions at Portsmouth. The directive calls for securing diverse stock and supplies as specified in the commission.
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