Jamaica slave trade debate cited in Jamaica paper copy
London reports on Jamaica planters opposing British abolition moves. A Jamaica document argues only Jamaica Assembly and the King can regulate its trade, while residents pledge resistance to any abolition of the slave trade. The authenticity of the paper is disputed.
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Galesigne
Liverpool
Nembes
Oliver Cromwell
Africa
Jamaica
Britsin
Pitt
Gascoigne
Aste Pricer
Piccadilly
Forster
Turbulent European negotiations and senatorial reflections
Fragmentary dispatches describe tensions between empires with talk of surrender of Wallachia and Moldavia to crown a prince’s monarchy, the possibility of reestablishing Sweden’s 1772 constitution, and Mont Maillard’s donation to the French Assembly. War chatter, travel notices, and civic news fill the page alongside local elections and public health notes.
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Wallachia
Moldavia
Pocemkins
Sweden
P Cemkin
Larson d’Albini
Germany
National Assembly
Mont. Maillard
Lemen
France King’s ministers calm amid Paris dispute
Fragmentary notes from Paris in February describe the king’s ministers attempting to calm tensions over political matters. The text is garbled but indicates official efforts to maintain order as events unfold in the French capital.
Emperors Letters to Pope and Stockholm Treaty News
Reports say the Emperor sent ten letters to the Pope about the Netherlands and potential shifts in allegiance. An edict to expel all strangers is planned in Rome, targeting French agents. M D Alerberg arrives from Stockholm with ratification of the Sweden‑Parte treaty as Antwerp’s citadel surrenders to Patriots amid rumors of the Emperor’s grave illness.
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Netherlands
Fee
Idems
Rome
M. D’alerberg
Stockholm
Sweden
Parte
Court upholds arrest for selling Lottery Policies
Horatio Shergold was arrested for selling illegal lottery policies and bail was set for his appearance. The Court of King's Bench ruled the arrest valid despite the misnaming, deciding the offender is the violator regardless of alias and that the bail remains in force.
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Horatio Shergold
Court of King’s Bench
Law Intelligence Court of King Bench describes defamation suit
In Avon Nortincsam Fridhy Br Echine thawed caste. Mr Chambre aids information on warrants sought. Ashton v Walford defamation case features testimony on a midwife affair with Dr Harris, Lord Kenyon delivering a charge on grounds for action and damages, plus lottery notices and prize shares.
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Fridhy
Echine
Chambre
Corora
Heywood
E.shine
England
Lord Kenyon
Smith
de Tracutes
Cort
Ms Ashton
Ann Hayes
Thron
Kenyon
Kng
Wade
Walford
Lawyer's Verdict Sets Damages At Sixty Pounds
The jury awarded sixty pounds damages after a trial described as addressing injuries to a plaintiff's character. The court notes mercy in the verdict and discusses avoiding heavy burdens on the defendant amid careful deliberation.
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Ford
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