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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 19, 1780
Page
1
On my journey south I passed Hartford and found the town in political upheaval as three candidates canvassed the borough against the General Erection. The scene described alarms the author about the local election tensions.
In a January 31 1780 letter from Hartford a speaker describes a local election clash among three candidates Baron Wenzel or Dimsdale the oculist Calvert and Baker. Voters favor Calvert or Baker while fearing the Baron’s influence. The writer notes town division, hopes for a physician’s healing and political peace.
Publisher invited to print apposite quotations from authentic history to illuminate public questions. The excerpt recounts a 1668 Commons inquiry into war-time expenditures, noting disputes over money bills, a proposed independent committee, and tensions between the Crown and Parliament over revenue and accounting.
On Monday February 21 a frigate was dispatched after Sir George Jenner with orders to proceed to the West Indies to counter M. de Guichen’s expedition against our settlements. Jamaica is targeted in the planned operation, as directors of the East India Company assess the situation.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will appoint a convoy by April 26 for suitable ships then ready. Reports include the Alexander man of war with six East Indiamen spoke at Scilly. various captures and losses near Cadiz Malaga and Lisbon. orders to copper new ships before other work. and wage agreements for West India seamen. Local notices record marriages deaths and a theft at Jeusalem Court Clerkenwell.
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