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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 30, 1777
Page
1
A chaotic collection of notices and anecdotes from a historical newspaper includes mentions of court cases, public alerts, a lemon salt advertisement, military movements, political commentary on Burgoyne and Howe, local deaths, marriages, and various transient listings. The text interleaves names, places, and dates with fragmented OCR garble, creating a dense but readable snapshot of a bustling era.
A public notice announces a peremptory sale under a high court decree. It lists bidders, a Master, and a complicated schedule with royal royalties and extensive terms. The document references extensive fees, yearly rent, and details of the property in a county, with many illegible portions but notes a large, framed sale proceeding.
An old style notice advertises a sale of various goods including artificial mineral water type products and related items. It promises large assortments, reduced duties, and favorable terms for buyers and public glazes, with emphasis on reliable supply from named sources and firms.
An OCR readable fragment describes a medicinal lozenge product with claims of curing or easing scurvy and related disorders. It cites names like Wesley, Mr Hemet, Bailey, J. Price and locations such as Boookspar? and London. It lists price 35, 6d per unit and references carriers Pordi. The text trails with endorsements of efficacy and mentions hoarse voices and a base of sa es.
Vice Admiral Young reports a sloop under hid command captured the Black Oak privateer with 40 men and carried her to Bachaddes. The Prince of Wales seized the brig Savannah from Georgia to Nantes with rice indigo and cargos. Captain Digby notes the Resolation has captured a ship under Exeter’s convoy. Captain Sutryn of the Broferpine brought into Portsmouth the French schooner Jean Naonet with American tobacco and faves cargo.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions representation and troops with uncertain names and phrases, making it difficult to extract a clear event or entities. The readable content hints at military context but lacks coherent facts, dates, or specific persons to summarize reliably.
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