Uppingham Races 1762 Purse and Sweepstakes Details
Uppingham Rutland announces races on the Brand and July 1 with purses of fifty pounds and a 420 guinea sweepstakes. Entries require two guineas and five shillings to clerks, with rules on horse age, weight, and entry limits. Selection and prize details to be settled at Uppingham Cross.
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Uppingham
County of
Rutland
Earl of Exeter
Thomas Noel
N. B
Heber
Stallion service notices at Gower and Merlin in Epsom
The Gower Station offers mares to cover this season at Mr Gooke’s Running Horse in Epsom for six guineas and a crown servant, with payment due before mares leave. Merlin will cover mares at Mr Cooke’s Running Horse in Epsom for ten guineas and a crown servant, money due on mare departure. Also details on location Everorn in Gloucesterfire and a brown bay stallion bred by Lord Chedworth, with prices and breeding lineage described. Eyeford location noted for access.
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Lord Gower
David
Whitefoot
Bajazet
Rik
Merlin
Prospero
Everorn
Leeds
Spanker
Darcey Yellow Turk
Dorrimond
Duke of Grrafton
Cole
Newmarketstaft
N.B. Eyeford
Scow
Wold
Glocestershire
Chippingaorton
Burford
Ce Heber
Acre land for sale at Harrow on the Hill title
Public notice of sale by auction on May first to the highest bidder between specified hours. Land consists of arable acres in the common field, rent 40s yearly, occupied by Richard Williams. Inquiries to Mr Hey sham attorney in Hitchin Hertford or Mr Mason in Staples Inn London.
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Richard Williams
Heysham
Hitchin
Hert- Fardinity
Mason
Staples-inn
Lonon
Substantial Essex estate to be sold with mansion and 47 acres
For sale near Higham Hill Essex Aten Estate in the possession of the late Matthew Bateman. A spacious brick house with hall four parlours two bedchambers per side attic laundry two wings kitchen brew house dairy stables coach-house barn granary garden greenhouse and lawn with canal and three fish ponds. 47 acres arable and pasture and ground rent 581 129. Household furniture to be sold by auction or appraisal. Enquire Mayer Holborn Court Gray's Inn.
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John Perry
Manzel Street
Goodman’s Fields
China
Japan
India
Hamiltons
Whitechapel
Walthamstow
Highan-Hill
Essex
Matthew Bateman
Houshold
Mayer
Holbourn Court
Gray’s Inn
Emperors rescript amid European war updates and Ireland notices
Mail from Flanders reports a Russian shift after the zarina’s death, Prussia to send troops, and Prince de Sonnebizé taking command in the Rhine theater. Ireland and provincial items follow with elections, marriages, crimes, and curiosities from Cork, Limerick, Oxford, Bristol, and Folkestone.
Petrified Flesh Specimen Among Oddities
A fragment describes a flesh-like substance heavily petrified beyond usual preservation. It notes its folds and ironstone appearance, calling it a remarkable curiosity. The source admits the precise cause of this unusual fossilization remains unknown.
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Fife
Port News and Arrivals From Plymouth to Penzance
Port of Falmouth records April 24 updates with ships including Charming Nancy Hocking and prize to Richmond frigate. Arrivals list include Catherine Bolon from Carolina to Bristol retaken by Wasp, and other vessels from Madeira Madeira and Martinique with sailings to Sheerness and Jamaica. Debrief notes include winds light northeast and foggy conditions, with numerous ships remaining in the Downs.
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Port News
Falmouth
Nancy
Hocking
Penzance
Peg
Plymouth
Ggy
Sasannah
Nichols
Fyrday
Havannah
Madeira
Richmond
Catherine
Bolon
Carolina
Bristol
Burford
Florestine
Venus
Thames
Niger
Prince Edward
Deal
St. George
Portsmouth
Martin
Sheernery
Hawke
Wilson
Guadalupe
Barbadoes
Manley
Friendship
Bell
Parsmoore
Gibraltar
Sally
Johnson
New York
Eliabeth
Noble
Jamaica
Richard
Jinn
Burton
Exeter
Morning Star
Seale
Calin
Hawk
Anson Frizars
Walker
Downs
N.E
Marquis of Granby
Calvert
Martinico
Ross
Trenham
Henry
Richardson
Kingston
Skeeman
London
Antigua
Phenix
Washington
Alexander
Atkins
Mercury
Whipple
Piscataqua
Prince George
Baynes
Africa
Elizabeth
Keating
Jove
Burr
Aberdeen
Helena Maria, Hook
Gottenburgh
Clifton
Young
Lisbon
Donovan
Cork
Dover
Page
Allen
Virginia
Rainbow
Augustus Cesar, Davey
Dublin
William and Mary, Brown
Monte Christi
South Carolina
Wolfe, Dymond
Boston
Queen's Brothers to receive commissions for Portugal expedition
London reports that the Queen's second and third brothers are to be appointed general officers for troops bound for Portugal. The Prince's baggage not sent to Bremen. Admiral Cornwallis squadron off the Isle of Bourbon, but not meeting expected reinforcements, sails to the Cape of Good Hope. Updates on Spanish and French fleet movements near Jamaica, Havannah, and Hispaniola. A list of ships on Jamaica station is provided, noting Cambridge to sail for England and arrivals from Gibraltar and Lisbon.
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Flanders
Ratifoon
Russia
Duffeldorp
Lipstadt
Caffel
Marshal de Soubise
Prince of Conde
Lower Rhine
Prussia
Rattinguen
Anna
Conflans
Rhine
Versailles
Prince de Sonbize
Cadiz
Portugal
Lisbon
London
Bremen
Cornish
Bourbon
Cape of Good Hope
West-Indies
St. Francois
Havannah
Hispaniola
Jamaica
Martinico
Gus Cambridge
Deptford
Cantaur
Centurion
Defiance
Pembroke
Frigater, &R
Cyprus
Portmahon
Fowey
Trent
Ferrer
Glasgow
Viper
N. B
Cambridge
England
Portfmouth
Gibraltar
Wolfe
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Ashmore
Dorset
Shaftbury
Blandford
Salisbury
Robert Barber
Albafiore
Mr. Briscoe
Temple
Great Tarmouth
Angel Inn
Market Place
Brady Taylor
Attormey
Yarmouth
Phipps
King’s Arms Tavern
Cornhill
John Gay
Ampthill
Bedfordshire
Allan
Robert Phipps
Leadenhalltreet
R.and
J. Dodsley
Pall-Mall
Hogarth
Bafire
Henry Fielding
A. Millar
Strand
Ee Morris
St. Paul's
Ireland
Robert Scott
Newry
Sligoe
Guildford Lawson
Willfred Lawson
Cumberland
Emilia Lovett
Charles Flood
Flood
Frances Beresford
Earl of Tyrone
Corke
Lfast Joan Hacket
William Hacket
James Barry
Ballyclough
Iris
Stackpole
Glanworth
Sebright
Limerick
Tipperary
William Chadwicke
Earl of Drogheda
Country News
Oxford
Musgrave
Oriel College
Bath
Miss Tipping
B. Tipping
Woolley Park
Berkshire
William Buller
Thomas
Winchester
Thomas Taylor
Congresbury
St. Ewen’s
Norewiet
Folkstone
Kent
Roger North
Rougham
Norfolk
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