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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 23, 1786
Page
1
A fragmented pastoral poem catalogues December and winter’s gloom then shifts to contemplation and renewal. It invokes nature’s cycles, religious devotion, and societal virtues, naming December’s festivals, peace, grace, and the human quest for hope amidst hardship.
This fragment notes near Cardigan Angist and a 1% rate with monetary figures. The writer expresses intent to aid the committee’s inquiries on the subject of a letter, admitting limited progress and surprise at the high price mentioned.
Letters from traders and magistrates describe higher beef mutton and grain costs in London Inverness and Whitehaven. Marketers blame scarcity transport and middlemen while proposing export controls and collective action to steady prices.
An abstract from King’s Letters Patent of June 13 1777 promotes Friars Drops by Robert Grubb of London as a cure for venereal disease scurvy rheumatism and related ailments. It markets the medicine as safe speedy and mercurial-free with sale at Mo 7 Old Bailey and via patent holders across London including Oxford Street and High Street Southwark.
The piece argues that America must immediately establish a permanent national revenue and a Congress with full powers to tax and regulate, or risk dissolution into an imperial government. It contends patriotism, liberty, and the revolution’s founders demand decisive action now.
Reports from Nova Scotia and New York describe private letters about a convoy damaged near Cape Jeromes, with five ships lost and cargo cast overboard. Vermont and New Hampshire disputes flare as Allen’s Green Mountain boys gain influence. Vermont seeks British protection amid unsettled governance.
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