Fragments of a London Paper Report on Robbery and Colonial Fort Argyle
An article fragment recounts a robbery case with a suspect confessing to selling necklaces to a borough man, and a boy sent to Newgate. It shifts to Savannah Georgia news noting Oglethorpe’s expedition toward Fort Argyle, Macpherson leading Rangers, and Indian relations, including a suicide and a war king’s attempt to calm violence. Financial items follow with South Sea stock and annuities prices and a note on lottery discounts.
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Meer
von Orth
Justice de Veils
Newgate
Savannah
Georgia
Carolina
Kenté
Mr. Oglethorpe
Charles Town
Our Town
the Forks
Tomo Chi’ Chi
Chi Chi
South Sea
New South Sea
Postponed Races at St Ive's Meadow September 18
In Huntingdonshire the Silver's races are deferred due to insufficient horses. On Sept 18 a Give and Take Purse of Fifteen Pounds for up to nine stone in three four-mile heats is to be run at St Ive's Meadow. Subsequent days feature Galloways for ten pounds and a twenty-pound purse with similar race formats. Entries and entries posted at Crown Inn St Ive's before the races.
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Silve
St. Ive’s Meadow
Huntingdom
Galloways
Prigne Air Incies
Crown Inn
St. Ive’s
John Wherham
J. Roberts
Warwick-lane
London
Westminter
Elizabeth
England
Ravin DE Thouras
Robbery at Rogers Dyers Essex Home Goods Stolen
A notice reports a robbery at the home of Thomas Rogers in Bocking Essex during the night between August 18 with goods including fourteen yards of serge and twelve yards of another color plus Mull Linsey Woolsey and linsey items. A five guinea reward is offered by Mr Meadows of Cornhill or Thomas Rogers of Rocking for discovery and capture of the thief or thieves with instruction to seize any pawned items and notify authorities.
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Thomas Rogers
Bocking Y V
Essex
Linsey Woolsey
Meadows
Cornhill
Rogers
Rocking
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Somerset
Wells
William Wynpham
Bart Tuomas StraNgeways Horner
William Wyndham
Tuomas Strangeways Horner
Spring-Garden
Garmarthen
South Wales
Chesnut
Butcock
Daniel
Temple Bar
Red Lyon
Carmarthen
St.Fohn'soo
West Smithfield
Garrick-Hill
Cecil-street
Thames
Thames. Enquire At Mrs.Vincent’s Near the House, At Mr. Chace’s In Cornhill
Mr. Dawson
Prince’s-street
Mr. Swift
AL “Mans
St. Mary le Bow
Robert Boyle
Waterland
Lady Moyer
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