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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 07, 1776
Page
4
A reader recalls a striking episode about Sir Thomas More while contrasting past and present times. The note highlights More as Lord High Chancellor, noting his integrity and expedition in duty and the eventual perception that his return would signify a final moment before his reappearance.
Postscript recalls letters from Gibraltar via Dover and Grenada dated June 14 detailing slave uprisings and estate plunder by armed bands, cane ant damage, sugar losses, and proposed rewards. It notes political shifts in Virginia, a Philadelphia to Amsterdam dispatch, and various local crimes and accidents.
An early 19th century advert promotes Warren's True Original Milk of Roses as a universal cleanser for infants and adults, claiming it softens skin, prevents dryness, and aids in removing sunburn freckles pimples and other blemishes. It notes availability at Marybone Street Golden-square and 38s6d to 46s6d per bottle.
Eat-India House dated 6th Sept 1776 announces that on Thursday the 7th instant at 11:00 am the Committee will receive sealed tenders for supplying pig lead. Tenderers should state their lowest price as no further abatements will be allowed. Inquiries to Mc. Playford, Clerk to the Committee.
Hap India House Sept 6 1776 The Committee of Shipping of the United Company of Merchants trading to the East Indies invites sealed tenders to supply Irish beef pork flour Swedish iron and steel. Tenders should quote lowest prices and may be left with Mr Cogean, Clerk to the Committee, before noon Wednesday.
Prices for corn and Barley and other grains listed with ages and weights. Wheat and Oats values noted, along with Rye, Pease, Malt, Beans, Vetch and Tares. Market figures include per bushel or per cwt equivalents, reflecting commodity trades and exchange rates.
An OCR fragment lists various stock items and bank rates with percent figures and names such as Brinks and India, indicating a financial ledger snapshot. The text is fragmented and difficult to parse but centers on bond and currency style prices, bank notes, and percentages typical of a late era market page.
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