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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 29, 1774
Page
3
Fragmented report summarizes street robberies on Finchley common and Pinchley common, with violence and several victims. It also lists marriages and deaths including the Duchess of Douglas, plus local shop and elderly tradespeople, and prices for bank stock and annuities.
The list notes ships arriving at Plymouth and Falmouth with masters and origins. Vessels include William and Jane Strouton from Rotterdam, James from Malaga, Lady Catharine from Bremen, and Gallilee from Riza. Port entries record Mary land, Duke of Gloucester, and other ships from Barbadoes, Dunkirk, and Newfoundland.
Reports from London note the death of Sir William Milner and an Earle, with a courier's Vienna report about a crowned head. A Boston duel left a tradesman dead, while the Lord Mayor's servants prepare scarlet uniforms with silver embellishments. An incident at the Mansion House delays business as inventories are taken, and a Thames mishap ends in a woman’s drowning. A mystery assailant and a Whitechapel explosion add to the morning’s grim headlines.
A notice states Roger Kitchin, son of John Kitchin of Catforth Hall Lancashire, living or dead. he seeks a thirty pound payment via Edward Kitchin and offers reward for information. Mr James Taylor, Attorney in Pretton, is cited for notices and inquiries.
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