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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 10, 1775
Page
1
Notices appeal to nobility and gentry with yearly incomes for fife asking for quick, discreet lodging through Mr Bertie in Vine-Hever Piccach. Privacy assured and brokers ignored. Officers of rank and clergymen may be accommodated.
In Philadelphia July 5 report from the Pennsylvania Gazette notes in assembly June 29 the body urges conscientious objectors to aid the defense with support to those unable to serve. It also details a bounty for saltpetre delivered to a committee within three months and lists the names of committee members. The June 7 committee notes warn against misreading sheep killing resolutions and asks the public to note that no sheep of certain type should be purchased in the city market under the resolve.
Fragmentary report showing committee meetings and vessel notice orders in Philadelphia during July. The text records daily inspections at a coffee house, vessel captain attendance expectations, and a saltpetre manufactory project with civic leaders seeking materials. Also notes a September adjournment and New York Congress actions regarding a Governor Bryan address.
Extract from a contemporaneous letter notes ships Deal Castle Hawke Beaver Atalanta ordered to be fitted urgently. Navy Board adds Rainbow from Chatham due to manpower gaps. Spithead actions include paying Lizard crew and provisioning ships. Wages for dockyard artisans to be paid monthly by Admiralty. Fishery reports from David Straits poor. Fly from David Strait to Beaumaris arrives with scant catch. Tynemouth lighthouse replacement and temporary light erected for northern navigation. Kent grand jury indicts twelve Woolwich shipwrights over wage demands. judge’s warrant anticipated. Accident at Bartholomew Lane injures Mr Wade. Hay and straw prices listed. Promotions vicars and several marriages noted.
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