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Naval and civic shifts amid 18th century turmoil in Britain
Capt. Lieut. Tate to be Captain in place of Capt. Rowland who died in the East Indies on August 7 1763. Richard Malland named Deputy Adjutant General for North America. Benjamin Franklin elected Speaker of the Assembly in Pennsylvania in place of Isaac Norris who resigned due to ill health. committee on bridge arches at Blackfriars reports works align with plans while safeguarding navigation. 150 governors attend Bridewell Hospital dinner and vote on an Under-Porter. Notices cover marriages births deaths and public disturbances, including a beaching of a public-house disorderly night-house crackdown and executions ordered for early May.
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Lieut
Tate
Francis Rowland
East Indies
Richard Malland
North America
Benjamin Franklin, Esq
Pennsylvania
Isaac Norris
Black-friars
Bridewell Hospital
Nospital
John Allen
Thomas Holt
Thomas Armour
Matthew Reay
Cours
Ricond Park
Mus
Amnelia Josepha
Laft
Peckham
Samuel Fauquier
England
Gregory, Taylor
Broad Street
Pinneis Hall
Winchester Street
Gravesend
Gentlemen of Fortune
St. James's Park
Newgate
Archibald Nelson
John Wallis
Margaret Weston
Ann Pierce