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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 23, 1766
Page
4
A jumble of letters recalls distrust of officials and bankrupt laws, a plan to seize insolvent estates for creditors, and a newspaper inquiry about a horse powered river cleanup scheme. It also includes verses lamenting love’s fickleness and a friend’s call to print a Mercury letter.
A mock new version of Psalm XV printed in the London Evening Post notes responses to the Earl of Warwick tragedy. It mocks liberty and ponders virtue, duty, and honesty in life and speech as it links to a pilgrim’s moral code and the sentiment of Godly behavior.
Reports criticise the exile’s departure as driven by creditors’ impatience rather than state policy. London society sees a grand entertainment hosted by Count de Seilern at St James’s Square. News notes arrivals, moves, and a Baronetcy rumor involving General Stringer Labrence, plus market prices, ship lanes, and local alerts. Crime reports recount robberies and a sailor found dead, with weather and vegetable garden tidbits from York and Deal.
A brief note indicates that publication occurs on Saturday the 27th with a price of 6d. The item provides a concise billing detail without further context or names.
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