Arrival and notices from Quebec to London ships and events
The London Post reports ships arriving from Quebec including Antelope under Capt Kempthorne, with Lieut Governor Hamilton and officers aboard. Dispatches reach Lord Sydney’s Office from Quebec with Governor Hope’s communications. A Boston paper is cited on British affairs and a court verdict in Guildhall awards 200 pounds. Other items include financial plans, military surveys, a Northern mail coach accident with fatalities, a mysterious event about a mail coach, a new Masonic lodge at Edinburg, and various government stock notices and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hursday
Falmouth
Quebec
Sacket Antelope
Kempthorne
Hamilton
Alexander Davison
Eig
Captain Oughton
44Th Regiment
Lord Sydney
Alex. Davison
Hope
Fatainbleag
the Hague
Baron Thulemeyer
States General
Berlin
Boston
Fellows
London
Rome
Greece
Court of Common Pleas
Guildhall
Robert Muirhead
America
Ray
Kent
Inngland
France
Scotland
Ordnance
Ats
Oxford
Hyde-park
Arnold
Salisoury
Palmer
Edina
Grand Lodge of Scotland
Rown
Callen
King
Ain
Tadia
S. Ss
Navy Ann
Long Annuities and Bank Fragments Chronicle Historical Note
Long Annuities expire December 10 and open January 24. The frictions and farthings in all transfers are clerk perquisites, pooled into a general account. A curious search of books reveals irregularities since the establishment of the bank amid various named merchants and tradespeople. Also listed are rates for commodities, bank stock, and bonds with exchange rates for several cities and ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiney - Consol
Enkrupt 5
Joseph Sherwin Gazely
Dorset-court
Christopher Franklin
Whitby
Joseph Wollatt
Walsall
Statfordshire
Thomas Roy
Holborn
Richard Heys
Cheadle
Cheshire
John Starmar
St. Ives
Cornwall
William Watkins
Hereford
James Sewell
Aldermanbury
Onathan Cock
Buckingham-Street
Taylor
Liam Kirtland
Crowle
Lincolnshire
John Bredge
Lambeth
James Baker
Amburnham
Sussex
Chichester
Miss Yonge
George Yonge
Conia
Aida
Descent of a Dreadful 1785 Smuggling and Fire Riots Report
Leeds reports reveal charges against a man for possessing and exporting cotton machinery to the Emperor's dominions, plus schemes to lure workers abroad. Notices detail ship arrivals with sugar and mahogany, local marriages, and a string of crimes, fires, robberies, and inquests across Yorkshire towns.
Potatoes as Food for the Poor in Trimley Letter
A Bath Society letter from Rev T J Chee of Trimley near Ipswich extols potatoes as cheap nutritious soup bases for the poor. It includes a potato soup recipe showing a sixty unit yield for relief and notes no bread size change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Society
T. J. Chfe
Trimley
Ipravich
Absurd Irish Suit Dismissed Over Humorous Barrister
In Ireland an action against a footman by his master's wife ended with a modest award after a witty barrister argued the case was unfounded. The judge and jury warmed to the defense, and damages were reduced to a trifling sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Sunday Schools Companion Improves Reading for Poor
In 1735 Gloucester letter, R RAIKES notes lack of paper delays the Sunday Schools Companion book and praises his mission to teach reading to the poor. He mentions Mr Jonas Best visiting London efforts and observes about 200 children at cathedral prayers and their cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Joshua Fawcet
Wincobank
Alfreton
Derbyshire
Mrs. Cowell
Ard
Joseph Coup
Mansfield-Woodhouse
Wardel
Liverpool
York
Olivia Parnell
Mar Blackburn
Maltby
Ann Atkinson
Marmaduke Morton
Lyth
Thomas Due
Havanao
West Riding
Miller
William White
Hutton Pagnell
Wilam Goulsbrough
Oldham
Rochdale
Rob
Folkingham
Sleaford
Edward Venables Vernon
Christ Church
Oxford
Vernon
Sudbury
Thcester
James Benson
the Jane
Bridlington
Hemsley
Peterbourgh
Gothland
Bradford
Samuel Whiteley
Pudsey
John Cooke
Elliot Cooke
Nnight
R. Thomas Foden
Melton
Holgate
Edward ‘Thomas
Southarolina
John Williamson
Ork
Michael Cottain
Woodhead
Greatbro
Rotherham
Yarmouth
Thomas Barber
Ditlington
Cumberland
Martha Bay
Sunday Schools Companion
Jonas
London
Lam
C. Glocester
R. Raikes
Fragmentary royal letter to St Marys garrison dated 1735
A garbled inscription appears to be a correspondence to Sir, addressing the painter of the Leews Inven icencer and referencing a royal garrison at St Marys with a date in 1735. The text is fragmentary and hard to parse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icencer
S &c. Wabrag
Legatt Serge
St. Mary's
Seittys
Convictions Under 5th Worsted Act Listed In Several Sessions
A long list of individuals in multiple towns including Phebe Jackson Ann Cundall Samuel Lund Eliz Scholefield Mary Smith and others were severally convicted under the 5th Worsted Act at various courts. Trials occurred before Rev Mr Collins Mayor of Richmond Mathew Dodsworth and other officials with penalties noted for false statements and refusals to give evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Jackson
Ann Cundall
Richmond
Sarah Ramshaw
Mary Whitaker
Mathew Dodsworth
Sarah Machell
Mary, Nelson
Crakha
Martha Tiddall
Mary Leeming
Ann Cwithit
Mafiom
Peter Goullete
Ester Barker
Hannah Thompson
Heallhy
Judith Batty
Thornton Stewart
Frances Fowler
Sarah Kindley
Ellington
D. Hilyard
Sheldon Cradsch
Efgine Caygill
Wm. Fawcett
Js Bartholomew
Asking
Dorothy Metcalfe
Lawrence Hebden
Bainbridge
James Metcalf
Richard Whiteley
Palliots Bufk
Joseph Johnson
Grace Brown
Hans
Eliz, Anderson
Elkanah Bell
Maker
Mary Simpson
Mary Robinson
John Raw
Robert Raw
James Raw
Mary Urwin
Mary Liddel
Bens Garth
Jane Dolphin
James Peacock
Elid
White
Reetit
Jamies Bagthaw
Peter Pedlayde
Healough
Geo. Hawmond
Fremmington
James Hird
Grintor
John Walker
Wm. Beckwith
Hannah Ailenson
Mary Gill
Wm. Hird
Hannah Metcalfe
Arkindale
Marty Turner
Bramton
Swale
Wm. Chater
James Miller
Wortons
Elizabeth Wray
Aysgarth
Hannah Hawmond
Layburn
Ann Cawton
Bennithorne
Britannia imports and arrivals at Hull amid busy coastal trade
The Hull port reports diverse ships and cargoes from Brunswick to Cadiz and Lisbon. Vessels include Britannia and Frankfort Merchant with linens earthenware and beer, plus multiple arrivals and sailings to and from London Lynn Shoreham Hamburg and Bremen. Several crews and captains listed, with numerous destinations and merchant excursions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Britannia
M-Cay
Brunswick
Noth
Carolina
Tobarco &E
Humber
Barmby
Front Antwick
Spuce Beer
Dowre
Hemsworth
Cadiz
Amferam
Rochdae
Loke
Lisbon
Frankfort
Varley
Hamburgh
Francis
Walker
Rz Rotterdam
Wich
E Se
Sailor
Cornwell
Hamfearch
Walras
Bremen
Mercury
Prank
Coafers
Ancona
Kall
Eaton
Simns
Unity
Wing
Taylor
London
Aurora
Bachop
Lynn
Isabela
Coron
Shoreham
Scotland
Ton Allea
Experiment
Duncan
Borrowston
Varmony
Wright
Wakefield
Dean
Providence
Stenson
Nancy
Richardson
Swallow
Vapores
Trendhep
Hanch
Vyne
Guy
Amity’s
Mranland
John
Aan
Johnson
Nevecattle
Jane
Hal
Oak
Tails
Aive
Warren
Yarouth
Saideee Yacket
Avison
Jon Wainfiset
Peavy
Covgin
Betty
Hare
Ipswic
Tee Britain
Sharp
Rochester Daily
English
Whitby
Wicosty Afton
Staton Sluice
Reda.walker
Wabech
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monday’s Post
Leeds
Ermany
Bristol
Joseph Swaine
Saverpon
Phoenix
Innes
Jamaica
Dunlop
Valentia
Lancaster
Chatsworth
Swainton
Dominica
Minerva
Dawson
St. Vincent's
St. John’s
Canaa
Atkinson
Bentham
Settle
Thomas Kirkup
Charles Sleigh
William Oar
Charles Jancis Forster
Elgis
Arkengarthdale
Fe’nnight
Thomas Bringthorpe
Thorp
Latimer
Mary Orris
Stamford
Houfon
Sturdy
General Infirmary
Raikes
Gloucester
Lers
Islands of
Scilly
Penzance
Brace
Devon
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