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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 19, 1777
Page
1
Public notice from August 7 1777 announces the Governor and Company of British Plate Glass Manufacturers open their Bath-town warehouse for rough plate glass and says dealers may be supplied. George Mackay secretary invites nobility gentry and all afflicted to visit.
Amelia recommends to the public a pearl dentifrice praised for teeth and gum health. It claims to whiten teeth without enamel damage, stop decay, cure gum scurvy, freshen breath, and improve overall oral condition. Sold wholesale by Hemet and Bayley in London, priced at 2s 6d.
Sir, charity dignifies human nature especially when bestowed on objects of misery by strangers. A reflection sparked by a Daily Advertiser note about the Society for the discharge and relief of persons imprisoned for small debts, aided by a Lodge of Cousins at the Hole in the Wall Fleet Street. The author urges gentler circles to imitate such beneficence to honor virtue.
A long London dispatch discusses Congress finances and privateers, with details on paper money, land sales, and taxes to fund the war. It notes French Spain relations, Dunmore’s Paris visit, and public thanksgiving upcoming. Local council plans to enlarge the Guildhall chamber and mentions prison and beggar reforms, plus a mix of social notices and marriages.
A fragment cites confinement and isolation in a bleak, poetic tone, mentioning pine, gloom, and exclusion from air and use of limbs. The lines imply a scene of deprivation and separation within a somber mood.
The letter from London dated August 8 1777 notes a shift among war supporters who previously offered lives and fortunes for independence now seeking reconciliation with the Crown. It warns that if administration fails further Parliament may force them to choose between ruinous prosecutions or dishonor by retreat, unless a renewed spirited subscription sustains their cause.
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