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General Peace Treaty Expected As Dutch Letters Report
The Aix-la-Chapelle sources claim ministers set July 17 to finish the great Peace Signing, with possible delay to the 18th. Word says a Lord Sandwich secretary may bring the treaty, 500 guineas tipped for the occasion. Reports from Hanover place the King traveling, with naval preparations and the parliament’s end of session delayed. The 10th Article on the African slave trade explains past contracts with Spain, the Guinea Company, and the 30 year arrangement ending in 1743, amid wartime interruptions and renewed talks. A coronation anniversary bells and guns mark the day. accidents near Mitcham and Aldermaston are noted, along with local elections and market prices.
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Aix-la-Chapelle
N.S
Lord Sandwich
Gehrde
Hanover
Holland
St. James’s
Trevor
St. David’s
Salisbury
Hayter
Spain
Africa
Spanish Indies
Royal Company
Guiney
America
Guinea
Utrecht
Anne
Philip V
New-Spain
England
Mitcham
Newberry
Berkshire
Fe’might
Mrs. Luck
Thomas Luck
Kennet-Hall
Cambridgeshire
William Afhurst
London
City of London