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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 17, 1776
Page
4
The fragment references sheriffs mayors and Sir Stephen Jameson in a confused text about civic service and loyalty. It mentions offices and patronage, claiming to praise or critique political roles, but the passage is largely garbled and unreadable.
Printer of the London Evening Post reflects on ancient and modern methods of commemorating great men. He imagines dedicating a life of public good to Sir Sternen Janssen, Bart retired as City of London official, noting a yearly opportunity to record civic gratitude.
fragmentary OCR describes ecclesiastical figures and a named Teddy Ben related to a pamphlet prize or reference, with garbled wording and uncertain context. The passage lacks coherent events, dates, or verifiable entities to form a clear summary.
A brief solemn note echoes praise for a faithful servant bidding entry into the joy of the Lord. The wording suggests a religious obituary or tribute tone with emphasis on piety and service.
At Guildhall the election of Chamberlain of London drew about 4000 Liverymen. Alderman Wilkes led a speech praising Sir Stephen Janssen for eleven years of service and pledged to allocate a third of office income to debts. Hopkins supported Wilkes, a poll later gave 330 votes to Wilkes and 168 to Hopkins, with a formal transcript to Janssen.
Prices of stocks for the day list Bank Stock at 141 8 and a 3-4. India ditto at 164 4th. South Sea ditto. Old Annuities at 84 3-8 or half. New Anguities 3 per cent. Bank Annuities reduced. Conteh 86 eighth a 5th. Ditto 2726. Annuities 31 half percent, ditto 1.758 4 percent. Navy and Shipping Bills 18th diff Long Annuities.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a congratulatory note or editorial aside. The line mentions a well wisher addressing the country and colonies, with broken punctuation and quotation marks. The context and specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
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