Lively court letters and odd incidents from 1606 era
A long excerpt includes a vivid 1606 letter from Sir John Harrington about Danish English court entertainments at Theobalds and royal feasts with wine, joy, and chaos. It details misbehaving nobles, a Queen of Sheba scene gone awry, and general revelry amid William James’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
John Harrington
Secretary Barlow
London
Solomon’s Temple
Sheba
Earl of Salisbury
Hope Faith
Charity
Hope
Faith
Jong
Theobalds
Prince Vaudemont
James
Howel
Earl of Leicester
Dernmark
Christendom
New York
Owen Downey
Christy
Wilmington
Del
Cupid
N. O. Pie
To the Deity and Vanity in Verse and Prose
A fragmentary column mixes devotional verse about perceiving God in nature with humorous anecdotes about Dr Parr Lord Erskine and Colman the younger. It recalls vanity among scholars and writers and includes a light quip on two Harveys and their contrasting creations.
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P. Vain
DeParr
Lord Erskine
Dr. Parr
Georgetown Ad Notices and Exproander Expedition Update
Advertisements due by 4 PM Thursday with next issue otherwise. Reports praise speeches by Hon. John Co. Calhoun and Hon. John Campbell on National Law and New Jersey case. Also notes arrival of the US expedition Relief from Sydney and loss of Sea Gull with remarkable animals and birds brought home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Co. Calhoun
Bermuda
John Campbell
United States
Committee On Elections
New Jersey
New York Herald
Marety
Relief
Sydney
New South Wales
Rio de Janeiro
Itio
Norfolk
Vincennes
Peacock
Charles Waikes
Tahite
Long
Terra’del
New Holland
Death of Gov Noble in South Carolina
A prominent South Carolina official died at his District residence on the 7th of the month from dropsy in the chest. The deceased held multiple government posts and was praised for integrity and dignity. Dr. B. H. Heyeray, the current Lieutenant Governor, is legally entitled to succeed as Chief Magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
B. H. Heyeeay
Goveror
Pat
Fragmented OCR list includes numbers and place names
Readable items show a jumble of figures and locations such as West India Smyrna Madras Surat Egyptian Pers and various two digit numbers. The text resembles a broken catalog or ledger fragment with no clear event or narrative.
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West India
Smyrna
Pers
Madras
Surat
Cotton Market Inactive in Liverpool With Small Stock
Liverpool reports a subdued cotton market due to adverse winds and limited imports. About 3000 bales offered with only 210 sold at 93d to 18d. 80 stained bales sold at 54d to 94d. Speculators bought 1000 American bales. exporters 800. Week’s import 5000 bags. sales include 20280 bales Sea Island and 91800 others across varieties.
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Tun CoarLeston Cour
Liverpool
India
Pernams
Sea Island
Bengal
Surat
Bahia
Island
Upland
New Orleans
W. Syptian
Madras
Harat
Alabama, &O
Indian Attacks Near Fort Micanopy Reported
In mid March a trader party and a military wagon train faced attacks near Fort Micanopy. Rev Meltae and companions were ambushed at Juggs three miles from the fort with one rider slain and others wounded. A later raid between Chala Town and Micanopy killed one man and captured equipment as Indians attacked a four wheeled convoy nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RT. Augustine
AY Peaks
Pho
Mr. Meltae
Methodist Church
Comany
Wacahoota
Meltae
Chala Ae
Micanopy
Fort
Fort Macomb
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Augusta
the Inquirer
Auasta
Wagoner
Georgia
New Orleans Picayune
Swift
Messrs
George Colman the Younger
Jas. Hervey
Georgetown, 8. C
Providence
Providence Journal
Tuth
Lis
Gov. Noble
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