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Privateer Actions and Indian Alliances Mentioned in 1740 Dispatch
Extract from a South Carolina letter reports privateer plunder of 20,001 sterling and a prior prize, then describes French efforts to sway Creek Indians with promises, a Chegelly-led force blocked by Woolfe, and Creek resistance. London Gazette notes include Mericuor Dickens named minister to Berlin and clerical appointments. Market quotes, such as South Sea stock and various bonds, follow, alongside notices of elections for Worcester, Kent, and Surrey with calls for candidates and a £300 payment commitment.
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Canaries
Havanna
South Carolina
Albania
Fihem
France
Chegelly
Charles Town
Spain
London Gazette
Hannover
Guy Dickens
Berlin
Peterborough
Francis Lockier
John Thomas
King’s Head
Oxford
South Sea
New South Sea Antunes Pron
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Worcester