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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 28, 1774

Page

3

Duke and Duchess of Cumberland Visit Stockbridge

May 28 Winchester reports the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland attended by Captain Luttrell dined at the King's Head in Stockbridge after visiting Rookley house, which his Royal Highness approved and took for his amusement. on Tuesday Eade was committed for counterfeiting current coin by Henry Harmood Esq. on May 26 Hon. Charles Fox arrived and on the next day offered himself as candidate for the borough.

Winchester Duke Henry Harmood Paole Charles Fox

Ship News Arrivals and Passages at Port Dropped Words

May 29 report notes wind, ships sailing to Georgia and Philadelphia and indentured Indiaman Duke of Ingston East India Pilot Boyce. Lists arrivals at Lisbon Dover and Dubliq with multiple vessels from Amsterdam, Cork, Antigua, and Cadiz. Norfolk and Alexandria references.

Dear W.N. W Georgia Inglis Sally Jones Pifadelphia Duke of Ingston Boyce Lante Anstey Lisbon Young Hare Harms Farris Friendship Roberts George Hardwick Cathaine Dapton London

Frigate Action and London News From May Letter

A May letter from Vinjce reports two Rufian frigates sighting five merchantmen near Ragafa returning from Smyrna and Contantinople. After signals to approach and refusal, Russians attacked one, the other four joined battle. Our frigate and a cruising ship aided. Russians were defeated and fled, risking war. Also notes reviews on Blackheath of Guards, upcoming Navy survey by the Earl of Sandwich, import from Pennsylvania, messages from Jamaica and Lisbon, ship misadventures, a duel near Stepney, a fire at Benham Lord Craven’s estate, and a calendar servant's accident in Cheapside.

London Vinjce Ragafa Smyrna Nesterday Blackheath Horfe Jamaica Falmouth Lisbon King George Martin Lang Ostend Newcastle Ramsgate Stepney West India Lord Craven Benham Newbury Becks Lford Lady Craven Sinson Don Callender Addle-street Cheapside Mackrel Billingsgate

Fragmented notices and deaths skimmed from a London page

Fragmentary OCR notes report church and parish events, marriages, deaths, and public notices. Names include Sir James Like, William Hayter, Edmund Lambert, Sir William Wiseman, Joshua Shady, Mrs Martha Gibbons, Lieutenant of arms, Elias Dirnford, Thomas Comming, John Smith, Lady Frances Gardine. Events span Berwick, Portland, Hot Wells, Tottenham, Mortimer, Edinburgh, and Wiltshire.

Bardley Ibaa Bhand James Thomas Pat ‘Blas Portland Ieee Sun Ayernnight William Hayter Esq Hindon Wiltshire Haddock Berner London Rex Edmund Lambert Ely Boyton Seymer Henry Seys Martha ‘Gibbons Warwick Court Folborn Tottenham Thomas Comming Senerat

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