Stolen Leicester bag triggers officer description and reward
General Post Office reports a bag of letters from Leicester feared stolen at Dunnstable on the night of the 33th instant. Serjeant Taylor of the Royal Irish is accused. a reward of fifty pounds is offered for his capture and conviction.
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Leicester
Dunnstable
Serjeant Taylor
Royal Irish Regiment
Dunstable
Taylor
Kidderminster
Ellis
Royal Irish
Worcester
Anthony Todd
Freehold estate to be sold at Garraways London auction
Len Colnshire near Louth and Grimsby Lincolnshire offers the manor of Ludegrough with about 1600 acres of meadow pasture and arable land. Tithe-free, with buildings and a thriving 54 acre wood. Annual rent 800 pounds. Mortgage option of ten thousand pounds. Sale Friday January 21 at twelve at Garraway's Change Alley.
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Len Colnshire
Skinner
Ludegrough
George Patchett
Ireland Relief Moves By Lord North Measures
Dublin reports that Lord North's propositions in the English Parliament in favor of Ireland's trade have been received with satisfaction. A note copied from a coffee house file describes the Lord Mayor learning the news through the Lord Lieutenant and awaiting further action in Parliament.
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Dublin
New Exchange’ Coffee House
James Napper Tandy
Ireland
Hibernian Journal
Saunders
Arthur Pedder
House of Commons
Great Britain
Townley Lawder
Sec. Merchants Corps
Royal Exchange
Henry Gudgeon
Lord North
Richard Dobson
England
Transatlantic Cargoes and Political Moves Reported
Letters from St Eustatia describe 11000 barrels flour and 12000 hogheads wine aboard transports from France for D Eitaing's Acer captured by Admiral Ayde Parker with great losses estimated at 220000 pounds. Extra from Paris notes Adams and Laurens headed to influence northern powers. privateer Diamond seized cordage and sailcloth. Seaflower Salter lost near Walney. deaths of Corbys Morris and Chas Jones. Captain Rufford and Mrs Batson noted.
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St. Eustatia
France
D’eitaing
Ayde Parker
Savannah
Paris
Adams
Congress
America
Brest
Hotel D’espagne
Franklin
Laurens
Docter
Jersey
Nantz
Seaflower
Salter
Parton
Isle of
Walney
Ise of
Man
Wimbledon
Corbys Morris
F.R.S
Customs
Bow-street
Chas. Jones
Dulwich
Rufford
Letter from Major General Prevott to Lord Germain on Georgia
Extract from a 1779 letter from Major General Prevott commanding forces in Georgia to Lord Germain, dated Savannah November 1, 1779, received by Captain Shaw. The missive notes Prevott’s view on the importance and his indispensable duty in communications with the secretary of state.
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Pcceli
Wight
Jervoise
Ile of Wight
Southampton
Richard Worsley
Stratford Place
D’estaing
Tybee
Carolina
Port Royal Bay
Beaufort
Maitland
Hilton Head Island
Scull Creek
Coloneh Maitland
Moncrief
How
Abbatis
Bar
Fowey
Rose
Keppel and Germain
Barreth
Georgia
Cruger
Sunbury
French
Posit
Offiban Bar
Beaulieu
Henry
Brown
Fisher
Watson
Tweed
Ta‘e
Nancy
Higgins
Betsey
Manly
Jamaica
Augusta
Hudson’s
Lincoln
Subly’s Ferry
Polaski
Subaltrn
Danfutkie
Savannah
Four Mile Point
Momories
Savannah Funk
Yamacraw
Augustine Creek
Graham
Corps of
New York Volunteers
M. d’Estaing
M‘arthur
71St
Whitehall
Prevott
Province of
Lord George Germain
Shaw
de Camp
Preve
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Cher
Che
Sothampton
Lawyers Corps
London
London Bridge
London Gazette
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