Died and Ships News From New York and London
The Georgetown Gazette reports the death of Alexander Hamilton in his eightieth year. It notes the Mary Ann’s five day voyage to New York and details naval news, price currents, and European reports including Prussia England understandings, flour and grain prices, and a forthcoming Neufchatel sale of colonial goods seized by French soldiers.
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New-York Gazette
Chew
Thip Liberty
London
Liverpool
Prussia
England
John Richardson and Co. Ifier
India
Oudinot
Farlan & Jamilton
Georgetown
Andrew M‘farray
Joseph Hamilton
M'Farlan
Hamilton
British imports hit by Swiss embargo and Danish ports stay open
News from Basel notes a crackdown on British goods with arrests of merchants on April 26 and a sweeping prohibition on English imports across the canton with severe penalties. Reports from Dantzig and Koningsberg mention an easing of navigation, while Leipzig fairs show brisk sales of English wares. Basel becomes a key market for British production despite embargoes in Switzerland, France, and Italy. Danish port openness and shipping routes via the Wattens offer some trade stimulus.
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Freyaune
Bassons
Senate of
Hamauréu
Dan
Switferland
France
Eydeg
Tremor and thunder rumble through town on July afternoon
Scattered notes describe an afternoon earthquake around 1 o clock felt by residents with a rolling thunder like noise. Many homes shook and inhabitants were alarmed, with reports of significant tremors across the city and surrounding areas.
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Thang
French Language and Navigation Tuition Ad at Georgetown
L F Rouessart offers private lessons in French and Navigation in the evenings and day, with geography history and cosmography instruction. Tuition is three dollars per month with a one dollar entrance fee. Georgetown July 9g.
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Ation
L. F. Rouessart
Georgetown
Wilson Exhibition Back at Sean's Hotel Tonight
Mr Wilson respectfully informs the Ladies aid and Gentlemen of Georgeton that he intends to exhibit again this evening at Sean's Hotel. The program includes dance song recitation and more. Those attending are asked to arrive at seven precisely with the same admission price as before.
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Wilson
Georgeton
Sean's Hotel
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Lawson
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Fairchild
Salem
Poke
Las
Betley
Smith
Hamburgh
Elbe
Brest
Traponi
Giel'y
Sir Sidney Smith
Palermo
Geeta
Two Brothers
Fox
Bellisarius
Bordeaux
Massachusetts Historical Society
Lee
Wahhington
Juhy
Seberion
Ted Peats
Alfoy
Fox Obadiah
Hand
Alex
Campbell
Felton
Ben
Benjamin Williams
Raleigh
North Carolina
Ofnaburgh
James M’gnney
Francis Shackelford
Jane
Thomas Chapman
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