House Debates Resolutions After Thursday Vote
The House in Committee resolved to report on Monday and hoped for quick consent after Thursday's celebrated vote. Lord North pressed for a second reading of the tax bill while Sir James Lowther questioned malt tax levels for Northern counties. The motion to delay eight days was dropped and the bill set for Friday second reading. The orders for Lord North’s commission bill and Mr Burke’s bill were moved to later dates.
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James Lowther
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Scotland
James
Commission of
Worthy Electors of the Borough of Evesham
A note directed to the Worthy Electors of the Borough of Evesham appears in the text. It addresses the local electorate and references civic matters likely to be on the borough’s agenda. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
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Borough of
Evesham
Proposals Sought for Bread and Provisions for Troop Camps
The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury invite proposals to supply bread, wood, straw, hay, and oats for troops in southern England camps this summer. Specifications include six pound bread loaves from marketable wheat, twelve pounds wood, thirty six pounds straw, eighteen pounds meadow hay, and eight pounds oats per four days per man. Proposals due by the 24th instant.
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His Majesty’s Treasury
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Letter of thanks to East India Stock proprietors 1780
Robert Gregory thanks the proprietors of East India Stock for their confidence in him as a director. He pledges to devote his utmost attention to the company’s interests and signs from Berner Street on Thursday April 13, 1780.
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Benjamin Booidi
Thomas Cheap
Lionel Darell
Jun
Robert Gregory
George Wombwell
East India House
Berner Street
Northampton County Meeting Resolutions on Economy and Thanks
A Northampton County Meeting on March 29 approves resolutions praising Representatives Lucy Knightly and Thomas Powys Elgis for their diligent conduct in parliamentary inquiry. It instructs them to thank the House of Commons, to continue discussions toward a general reform system balancing dignity authority and public liberty, and adjourns to hear further reports at 10 o clock. The meeting also orders fair transcription to county members and thanks the Sheriff for impartial conduct.
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Postscript praising liberty defender and constitutional rights
The text lauds a revered figure for guarding British liberties during a crisis. It credits unremitting care for the rule of law, cites the habeas corpus and the House of Commons declaration on Crown influence, and endorses the recipient as a reformer to restore vigor and integrity to Parliament. It ends with a call from millions.
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Great Britain
House of Commons
Debated Contractors Bill and Irish Reform Prospects
London dispatch outlines likely heated debate on the Contractors bill in the Lords and the Commons defense of administration. It criticizes Contractors as prone to power, foresees Irish repeal efforts, and urges immediate reform of public finances and parliamentary independence. Reports from Portsmouth and coastal stations detail fleet movements, arrests, and a warehouse robbery amid ongoing political tension.
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Friends
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Poyning
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