Promotions in British Guards and Dragoons Apr 28 London Gazette
From the London Gazette April 28 promotions listed for April 27 in War Office. Names include Thomas Otger Sub Brigadier and Cornet 1st troop Horse Guards Johnfeck ford Adjutant and Sub Lieutenant 7th Dragoon William Sinclair Cornet 3rd Dragoon William Walte Cornet 11th Dragoon Collet Mawhood Cornet Hon Henry Fitzroy Stanhope Cornet 1st Foot Guards Charles Frederick Lieutenant Charles Whitworth Ensign Coldstream Foot Guards Richard Grenville Captain Justice Willis junior Solicitor 3rd Foot Guards Arnoldius Jones Skelton Ensign 1st Battalion Royal Foot Robert Corfane.
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London
Horse Guards
Thomas Otger
Horse Grenadier Guards
Johnfeckford
William Sinclair
Cornet
William Walte
Collet Mawhood
Henry Fitzroy Stanhope
Corn
1St Reg
Foot Guards
Charles Frederick
Charles Whitworth
Coldstream Reg
Richard Grenville
Justice Willis
Junior
3D Reg
Arnoldius
Jones Skelton
Battalion
Royal Reg
Foot
Robert Corfane
King’s oath to uphold Lutheran faith and state rights
Extracts from Stockholm dated April 9 and Copenhagen April 13 report a Swedish bond obliging the King to maintain Lutheranism and govern with states rights, forbidding nonbelievers from office, insisting on constitutional consent for major acts, and limiting royal interference. Other items note Struensee’s fate in Denmark, Gibraltar dispatches, naval and military movements, and various notices on births, marriages, and deaths.
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London
Stockholm
Privy Council
Sweden
Copenhagen
Struensee
Vefheray
Muoter
Curious paper on laity petition to Parliament
The letter to the printer of the London Evening Post presents a curious document about a petition from laity in England to their MPs. It argues that much of the English people's property is long diverted to support an established religion, signaling a public attention to church finances and church-state relations.
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London Evening Post
Acheme
L. A
Great Britain
England
Ordnance invites coal supply proposals for Woolwich service
The Principal Officers of the Ordnance announce readiness to receive proposals on May 5 at St Margaret's Street Westminster. Suppliers must offer 459 chaldrons of Tanfield Moor or Benton or Lady Windsor Pontop coals for the Office. Proposals should state delivery time. By order of the Board, John Boddington.
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Ordnance
Tueday
St. Margaret’s Street
Westminster
Tanfield-moor
Aong Benton
Lady Windsor
Pontop
Woolwich
John Boddington
Annuities and Mortality Tables for Old Age Aid
Published for the benefit of old age societies the work presents four mortality tables London bills 43 years Halley Simpson and De Moivre plus exams on society contributions present value of a single payment annuity due amounts for each society proportionality of payments and gains for new admissions includes a plan for an impartial general society estate clearance methods and Simson values with a guide to annuities. Ridley Sc. James Street.
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Duke and Duchess of Beaufort
London
Halley
Simpson
Demoivre
Ridley
Sc. James
Rehearsal and Anniversary Meeting at St Pauls Church
Notice for the Sons of the Clergy events at the Cathedral Church of St Paul including a rehearsal for the macutfic performance, the Anniversary Meeting on Thursday, and a feast day. Lists notable attendees and overviews tickets, fundraising aims to aid apprenticing children of needy clergy with all costs covered by stewards. Doors open at ten, choir and ves will be mustered.
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Gatheda
Geo. Horne
Canterbury
Charles Moron
M. Davis
Geo. Tilfor
Gravili-hill House to Let at Salop in 1772
Salop February 27 1772. To be let and entered upon immediately a genteel trick house known as Gravili-hill within the Balchurch road near Salop. Three parlours hall kitchen house-keeper’s room furnace and three pantries. Second floor five genteel sleeping rooms with closets and laundries. Five good barns dry cellars one vault brewhouse out offices coach-house stables one acre garden and five to ten acres meadow ground. For particulars apply to Mr Thomas Fox glover Salop.
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Salop
Balchurch Road
Fervane
Thomas Fox
Glover
Salop Sforclaid
King s Parent shines liquid blacking cake recipe
An advertisement for shining liquid blacking cakes to make four pints of liquid blacking. Sold by W Bagley Cockspur Street and several retailers including A Rothwell New Bond Street Grosvenor Crown Holborn Francis Newbery St Pauls Yard J Price Leadenhall Street. Price sixpence per cake.
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W. Bagley
Cockspur-street
Appontment
A. Rothwell
Civ
Caty
New Bond-street
Grosvenor
Anz Selani Crown
Holborn
Francis Newtery
St. Pauls Dideyard
J. Price
II- House
Leadenhall- Street
Dr James's Powder Adopts Authenticated Sales System
Notice announces Dr James's Powder for fevers and inflammatory disorders will carry a new outside receipt signed by Francis Newbery jun. Only packets with this mark are authentic. Newbery patrons in London advised to buy at No. 6 Shy the Bible and Sun near St Pauls Churchyard.
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James
Francis Newbery
Ford Francis Newbery
Sun
London
John Newbery
St. Paul's Church Yard
Nortla
The Norton Drops Cure Scurvy Claim in Hackney Ad
An 18th century testimonial from Joyce praises John Norton Surgeon of Golden Square for curing a months long scurvy with Marchant's drops. The letter notes severe leg inflammation and urges buying Norton’s drops at 6s per bottle, with assurances of authentic signatures and other outlets in London.
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Pound-lane
Clapton
St. John’s
Hackney
St. Anthony’s
Joyce
Claude Croquee
John Webbe
Norton
Golien-squirey
Piccadilly
London
John Norton
J- Stockdale
Bulls
Newgatestreet
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