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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 30, 1760
Page
2
The grey Arabian Parton will cover mares at Newmarket for five shillings the servant and ten guineas for the mare. He is healthy and has a good foal-getting record. Grafs provided for mares at Newmarket and care assured. Some mares kept at Saxham with Mr Pantan's may receive the same care. Covers from February 1 to July 9.
At Mr Thomas Worcey s Great Tew Oxfordshire the bay stallion Genius, brother to Juni, er, sired from Dam and ancestors including Stamford Turk and Fox line, stood five years old nine hands high. He won heats at Stratford upon Avon and Guilford Royal Plate contest Salisbury, later pensioned due to lameness. Offered with grass for mares at customary price. near Woolstock and Hanbury, about ten miles apart.
Henry Duggan of Taylor and Robemaker in Holy Well Street seeks to justify his stated apprenticeship and service relations in response to a public advertisement. He asserts he only apprenticed to the Shudall family and later employed Martha Shudall’s husband William Shudall as a servant, aiming to clear suspicions and defend his character before the Nobility Gentry Clergy and public.
To be LETT immediately ready furnished at Etherhaven House Wilts near the Downs in excellent hunting country. New built with gardens coach house stables kennel offices river Avon paddock on the Downs ten months yearly enclosed with hoofs and pales. Enquire Mr Duthig Winchester or Mr Edwards Sarum Clof.
R Berkenrode reports to the States-General after a long talk with Duke de Choiseul. In the name of the King, Choiseul says if the 15,000 Serling aboard the English packet money is not restored to the captors, the king will retaliate by halting interest on Dutch money in French funds. The matter is resolved to the satisfaction of the Most Christian King. Port news notes actions near Plymouth and Deal with privateers, ships sailing, and damages to the Goldsborough.
The letter says England leans toward peace due to war costs and popular weariness, possibly abandoning the Contingent while grants to Prussia and others continue. Copenhagen reports 64 ships entered customs as trade thrives under neutrality, Denmark’s court seeming indifferent to the war outcome. Lord Lennox and Col Frederick arrived in London from Germany, with officers noting Maxwell’s Grenadiers reduced from 600 to 150 due to duty and sickness. Alderney and Hound returned to the Downs from Flushing to convoy packets.
An Ode for the New Year dated January 1 1761 was performed before King George II. William W—— written the text, Dr Boyce set the music, with vocal parts by a long list of named singers and the Chapel Royal children. The ode laments war and praises Britain, with stanzas praising Peace and the Duke of Cumberland. A note reports the Duke’s indisposition and various naval and convict transfers and captures involving ships and privateers.
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