Warminster Petition Rejects Local Complaint Against Colony Policy
A Warminster protest against a House petition declares the town’s commoners and gentry disown the petition as a misrepresentation. Signers assert no wage decline occurred and wages have risen since the prior year, condemning petition promoters as audacious impostors to Parliament and the public. The list of signatories includes numerous local clergy, freeholders, merchants, and inhabitants.
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Domimens
Buske
Warminster
Ogg
House of Commons
Lords to settle form of Duchess of Kingston trial
The House ordered summons for Friday to settle the mode and form relative to the Duchess of Kingston trial on the 18th. A North West passage reward bill was read a first time. Shoreditch paving and Basingstoke road bills reported in committee. Adjourned to Friday. The Lady to be taken into Tower custody for the trial, under solemn state-prisoner ceremonies.
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Duchess of Kingston
Europe
Shoreditch
Basingstoke Road
Rees Petition on corn export referenced in Commons record
West India merchants petitioned on corn exportation presented by Alder man Oliver and sent to a committee. Dempster moved to examine Ellis Penn and Livingston in support of the petition. Supply resolutions approved: 80,9841 pounds for augmenting royal land forces. 79,381 pounds reallocated from prior grants. Cardigan election report: Thomas Jones elected, not Sir Robert Smith. Clerk of the Crown to alter the return. Hartley motion for North American arms cessation failed 123 to 24. adjourned to Friday.
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Select Committee
Cardigan
Thomas Jones
Robert Smith
Hartley
Kingston Upon Hall
North America
George Saville
Lord North
Cha. Fox
Burke
John Cavendish
Johnstone
Rigby
Grey Cooper
Morris
Harvey
House Debates Sedgmoor Enclosure Bill and American Restraining Bill
Friday December 9 reports show petitions against the Sedgmoor enclosure bill read and tabled with a motion to receive the report next Tuesday. Amendments proposed, division ayes 1 noes 1. Scotch militia bill read first time and ordered for printing with second reading February 4. American Restraining bill report read with amendments. debate followed before engrafting approved 143 to 38. Adjourned to Monday.
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Lord Mount Stewart
Mackworth
Mansfield
Pratt
Majefty
London
A Charge to London Patrons Over Wounded Soldiers
1775 letter to subscribers accusing national fleecers and MPs of harming English liberty urging a public subscription to promote parliamentary representation. Massie calls out redundancies and warns of Red-Coat ruling while pledging aid to seamen widows and children.
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London
England
P.S
Ship commission for Omiah voyage mirrors 18th century dispatches
Sourced from a late 18th century London edition, the report notes Capt. Cook ordered to transport Omiah the Otaheian home, while detailing wrecks off the Dutch coast, Irish White Boys violence at Ambrose Power’s house, executions ordered at Newgate, a sequence of Guildhall lottery prizes, and various Royal Navy movements including the Deal Castle outward sailings and Montferrat, Jamaica bound ships, with wind conditions and dockside arrivals.
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Omiah
Otaheile
Helvetia
Simon Todtzen
Copenhagen
St. Croix
Button
Glenmell
Ireland
London
Ambrose Power
Buler
Power
Samuel Rial
Mr. Power
Ston
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