Louth Race Meetings Offer Purses for Local Jockeys
An October race prospect at Louth offers purses for five year old and older horses, with entry and subscription details for subscribers and a separate event on Thursday for six year olds. Notices promote saddlery goods in London and a reward for a stolen horse near Newnham, including descriptions and owner contact.
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Andover
Amtover Down
Decenser
Richard Bird
White Hare Inn
Odiham
Ogiham Downs
Givouk Harte
Angie Stone
Gare
Odilam
Rica
Eanes
George Inn
Louth
Ontia
Apis Walk
VyNeRg
Pin
Wemarshall
Big
Jeffery
London
Strand
Rees
Southampton Streer
Bloomsbury
Long- Acre
Mr. Cartony
Newnham
Baldwywin
Oxfordshire
Dr. Durhayn
St. John’s College
Lord
Oxford
Newton
George Petre
Studley Common
Alcester
Warwick
Sperna
Edinburgh Cleric Leaves for England After Benefit Advances
In Edinburgh on August 16 Rev Mr Whitefield departed for England after a benefit for the Orphans House yielded 21 5 shillings. The same day George Pringle of Newhall, son of Dr Francis Pringle, died at his Cannon Gate house. Also Mr William Gairden, Edinburgh writer, died. In Newcastle on August 18 a boy in Gateshead, water hose incident, lost his hat in the afternoon.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Whitéield
England
Cannon-gate
George Pringle of
Newhall
Francis Pringle
William Gairden
Country News
Newcastle
Gaeshead
Fragmentary Local Notice From Obscure Copy
A damaged OCR note describes a mix of names and events including a marriage at Ducham and a police custody scene. A mail incident mentions Hardy and an Exeter bag found in a garden with potatoes. The prose is garbled and several proper nouns are unclear.
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Arid
Agtockton
Maregn Bry- Otten
Bycastle
Robert Turner
Sundesland
Ducham von
Exeter
Hee Garden
Militia Battalions Parade Through Towns in August
Extra reports from Aug 4 to Aug 18 describe the second Somersetshire Militia marching from Taunton to towns like Wellington Tiverton South Molton and Barnstaple with royal salutes and public honors. Gloucestershire Militia companies march to Gloucester for the Affizes with joyous receptions, bells ringing and officers hosted. The Gloucester South Battalion arrives at Quedgeley Green and is billeted in the city with civic festivities and meals. Citizens express vigorous support, drums and colors, and officers are treated. Alderman Beckford contributes 100 guineas to the Guildhall Subscription.
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London
Biddiford
Somersethhire
Taunton
Wellington
William Sandford
Ninehead
Tiverton
Mr. Atherton
South Moulton
South Moulon
Barnstaple
Lord Fortescue
Ferdinand
Tewkefury
Gloucestershire Militia
William Codrington
Barr
Gloucester
Prussia
Pitt
Legg
Batalion
Gloucestershire Regiment of Militia
Norborne Berkeley
Knights of the Shire
Quedgeley Green
Thomas Hayward
Tolzey
Tucker
Charles Barrow
F Q
Painswick
Tewkesbury, &c
Alderman Beckford
Winchester
Wiltshire
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Gureephall
Ruibe
Uildball
N. B
Guildhall
New Cross
Stones End
Kent
Bermondsey
Sutnavark
Brentwood
Essex
Chippingnorton
Chapple
Cary
Algérncan
Chipingnorton
Lave
Vighe
Sutton Place
Dartford
Reinhester
Bull
Greyhound
Greenwich
Cheffon
OphoNer
Fenchurch Seret
Warsaw
Poland
Amsterdam
Plymouth
Argus Vo
Resolution
Hainoze
Mars
Hero
Minerva
Albany
Daguf
Phenix
Whitwood
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