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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 10, 1775
Page
2
A long letter from an American loyalist in Philadelphia dated June 7 1775 to General Howe and General Burgoyne, urging restraint toward British taxation policies and warning against the court party influence. The author defends colonial liberty, critiques General Gage, and emphasizes American resolve and unity among colonists and planters against imperial overreach.
A garbled notice describes a 1986 style loan in Scotland secured in London with quarterly interest, plus a vague seven to fourteen year term option. It also advertises a universal medicine claimed to cure numerous ailments, urging readers to apply at No 6 King Street, Bloomington, before two or six in the afternoon.
An official summons from the Secretary and Lords commissioners demands pensioners linked to Lieut Col Blackett and Captain Draper’s independent companies rejoin their units in Chester's garrison. Lists of pensioners from the 3rd through 73rd regiments and dragoons are named with exact ranks and names, warning they will lose pensions if they fail to comply.
An advertisement warns the public that the Manor of Great Pirc with all rents perquisites and profits in the occupancy of John Skipper in Essex is to be sold. A court dispute in chancery concerns the will of Richard Walter Whitfield to whom the property was devised for his wife Mrs. Whitfield. Enquiries are directed to Mr. Mayhew in Colchester and Mr. Pindar in Holborn.
A 1775 racing program at Wittington Heath Lichfield lists the Majesty's Plate of 160 gs on Aug 7 for horses not over five, and multiple purses including a four mile heat event. Corresponding entries name many contenders such as Zara, Lady Thigh, Salopian, Adelide, Cicero, Cincinnatus and more with varied weights and conditions. The schedule notes events across August 30 and 31 with plates, sweepstakes, and hunts, plus rider qualifications and entry requirements. Weatherby and local officials announce additional details and notices.
Printed for J. Hinton at the King’s Arms in Paternofter row this day. The edition includes A Dissertation on Sore Throats by John Huxham M.D. with notices of fevers and epidemics from 1728 to 1748. Also advertised are works on epidemics, air and diseases, and medical observations including antimony and Devonshire colic.
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