Mourning Orders For Princess Dowager Of Wales And Duke Of Saxe Gotha
London Gazette notice from April 21 details mourning changes for Sunday the 26th. Ladies to wear black attire with colored ribbons or white options. men to wear black coats and waistcoats in black white or white and gold or white silver. Unclear phrasing suggests court dress guidance following royal deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
Lord Chamberlain
Princess Dowager of Wales
Duke of
Saxe-Gotha
London News 1772 Gossip and Court Proceedings
Reports from London include rioting at the Lord Mayor’s procession over bread prices, charity deeds by the Bishop of Peterborough, and a high society Mansion House ball. Also listed are court dates, trials at Newgate, warnings from Coggeshall, and various notices of births marriages and deaths across the city.
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Warsaw
Hungary
Halicz
Pocuie
Earl of Sandwich
Portsmouth
Copenhagen
St. Bride’s
Stehenson
Turner
Peers
Halifax
Kennett
Jumbe
Bird
Poultry Compter
Peterborough
Mansion House
Lord Kullmorris
London
Middlesex
William de Grey
His Majesty’s Court of Common Pleas
Westminster
Fairy Hill
Savoy
Exchequer
Dechy Court
Adams
Stockwell
Greenock
Scotland
Prince of Wales Carter
Campbell
Whitey
Herefordshire
Wye
William Smith
Palmers
Whitney
Mann
Newate
Edward Poulton
Great Barrow
Essex
John Bearman
West Ham
Jane *Uggins
Simon Witherall
Petral
Jane Wingfield
Newgate
Old Bailey
Lochitt
Jerusalem-court
Clerkenwell
Coggeshall
Coggleshall
Mors
Witz
Moss
Thomas I Flopper
Francis Blake
Leicester-square
Twizel Castle
County of Durham
Douglas
Hodsdon
Herts
Clutton
Horsted Keyns
Sussex
Corney
Cumberland
John Noble
Bath
Emanuel Swedenborg
Bapton
Wilts
Ingram
Fisherton Dallamer
Epping
Langton
Queen-street
Cheapside
Green
Crane-court
Fleetstreet
Kerry
Vaughan
Arundel-street
Strand
Jones
Athill-Steet
Fairfax
Peruke
Wood-street
Portsmouth Guardships Ordered for Sea Then Countermanded
Portmouth on Friday night orders directed four guardships and two figures to prepare for sea with four months provisions and all possible expedition. Last night those orders were countermanded. Gosport reports Capt Fenton of the 3d regiment of foot near Portsmouth died Friday after a fit of apoplexy while walking between Gosport and Forton.
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Portmouth
Gosport
Fenton
3D Regiment of Foot
Portsmouth
Forton
Price relief committee calls for meat supply contract
The Committee for endeavouring to reduce high provisions prices announces a meeting at CHAPTER COFFEE-HOUSE on May 6 to discuss securing 260 fat bullocks and 13 bred wethers for London delivery. Proposals must specify prices per hundredweight for four quarters and with or without offal, with delivery rules, security, and sealed submissions due by May 4 to Secretary William Herne at Paternofter Row.
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Pater-nofter-row
London
William Herne
Paternofterrow
Applicants for vacant office after Mr Dobson's death 1773
A self described candidate writes to the Lord Mayor and commissioners of Land-tax pledging qualifications leisure and integrity to fill the late Mr Dobson's post. He offers no services but asserts ability to discharge duties despite poverty and seeks favor from the city authorities. Also notes a Bank partnership withdrawal and lack of liability for future engagements dated April 26 1772.
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City of
London
Dobson
John Duntze
John
Moles
Worth
Bart
Edward Elliot
T and Humphry
Maskworth
Trurg
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Richard Way
Carey-street
W. Bingley
John Molesworth
Elliot
Hum
M. Praed
John Duntre
Salop
Baffchurch
Thomas Foxy Glover
Salop Afoi
Efaid
Society of the West-India Merchants
Thames-street
London-bridge
John Eden
Messrs. Collins and Co
W. Bayley
Cockpar-street
A. Rothwell
Civet Cat
New Bond-street
J. Grosvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
Francis Newbery
St. Paul's Church-yard
J. Price
Leadenhall-fircer
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort
Lyndon
Dr. Halsey
Mr. Stiofan
Dr. Price
Simpson
Demoivre
Thea
J. Ridley
St. James’s-street
Fo Me Norton
Golden-square
Clapton
St. John’s
Hackney
Ann Joyce
Claude Croquee
John Webb
Norton
Gollen-square
Piccadilly
John Norton
N. B
Maredant
Dr. James
James
Francis
Newbery
Jun
Francis Newabery
Sun
John Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-yard
Norra
Yorkshire
Durham
Newcastle
Northumberland
Meff
Lowry, Newton, and Co. Bankers
Lombard-street
Hugh Smith
G. Kearfly
Ludgate-street
G. Woodfall
Charing-Cross
Smith
Newgates Street
Tolu
T. Greenough
King’s Arms
Lnnelgates Street
Liendon
Price
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
Mr. Purdie
North Parade
King’s Bench
No.7
Ludgate Street
Balsam
Speechman
Strahd
Londony
Sppq Teffeyman
York
Pitts
Smyth
NewBar
Dyse
Ghangey
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