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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 22, 1775
Page
3
Long summary of April news items from Vienna to Madrid detailing Bohemia unrest and reprisals by General Wallis, casualties among nobility, peasant behavior, and shortages. Includes naval movements, port arrivals, and colonial notes along with political commentary from Madrid and Dover. Mentions Lord Grantham, Lord Pigot, and Sir J. Pringle among various official appointments, ships, and society notices.
The fragment outlines bets and entries for the Newmarket First Spring Meeting 1775. Courses list purses and horses including Clermonts Plough Boy, Sir Thomas Gascoyne, Bolingbroke, Grosvenor, and Farnham entries across races from April to Friday, with subscriptions of 25gs, 200s wagers, and ditches for sogs and roogs.
A list of bankrupts and surrender dates across multiple trades and places. Francis Scurry of Margaret Street surrendering April 29 May 5 June 3. Thomas Layton of Dean Street Fetter Lane surrendering April 28 May 5 June 3. Others include Robert Miter Drury Lane woollen draper May 6, Alexander Jeffon London merchant May 17, Thomas Holford and John Maydwell London drysalter May 15, John Nimd Pere Street St. Giles Cripplegate paper stainer Guildhall May 16, Robert Rayner Norwich worsted weaver May 16, Thomas Lee and son Kingston upon Hull merchants Dog and Duck June 2, Thomas Bridges Sheffield hatter Angel June 2. Certificates to be granted May 13. Samuel Boyton Bearbinder Lane fishmonger John Phillips New Brentford cheesemonger William Shaw Redbridge inn keeper George Owen St Catherine Street Middlesex tailer Samuel Hinton Coventry silkman.
Fragmentary entry lists horses and patrons including H Vernon s Jick of Hilton and Foley s Pumpkin. Mentions Ld Abingdon's Pompolo and Parapha, with bets and dam lines. Unsure of full event context, but outlines racing pairings and contenders.
The document contrasts an act restricting trade in colonies New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and South Carolina with the Massachusetts Bay act. Key points address July 1 fixation for certain goods, July 26 bond deadlines for landing goods, and a Delaware county origin certification requirement before shipment to Britain or the West Indies. It also states that all Massachusetts Bay whale and Newfoundland fisheries clauses are omitted.
The Collection Of Pictures at Houghton the seat of the Earl of Orford is now engraving by subscription and publishing by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside. Number I published today offers prints priced two shillings each. It lists works by Swanevelt Van Dyck Procaccini Caracci Da Vinci and other masters such as Le Lorrain Snyders Long John Browne Earlom.
An eminent physician's safe hair colour fluid claims to gradually transform red or grey hair to a natural brown that lasts, strengthens the hair, and does not affect linen. Bottles at five shillings sealed with the Maker's Arms are sold only at listed London locations including Peters-alley Cornhill Tyler-court Carnaby-market Great Castle-Street Lombard-street and Role perfumer.
A garbled note describes a day’s publication printed by hand on a white panel and priced at a few pence. It mentions marble paper binding and a price around 35.62, indicating a neat binding option. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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