Hungerford Murders Suspect List Circulates for Trial
A 1762 letter urges Hungerford residents within 39 miles to name anyone who visited or passed through Hungerford on the night of the murders or the following day. Officials seek witnesses to identify suspects among innkeepers and travelers, with prayers for vigilance and interrogation of candidates before magistrates to expose the assailants. The note emphasizes providence guiding discovery and calls for rapid, collective action.
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Hunterford
Hungerford
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Sugarfathvs
Hungerfords
C. Rayslin
High Water at London Bridge and Weekly Mortality
High Water at London Bridge forecast for tomorrow morning after 6 o clock with afternoon tide and mortality tallies for the week. Records show diseases aged 45 dropsy at Stilborn 17 consumptions 113 fever 21 convulsions 148 small pox 18, drownings 3, fractures 1, fatalities 2, christenings 3, burials 329, total 804? Increases noted in brials this week to 326. Bank stock prices and annuities listed, with India stock and other securities noted as closed or varying.
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London Bridge
Stilborn
India
Ce Bank
Whig and Tory conflicts over liberty and power
From the auditor's column the article critiques Whig ministers and their opponents, arguing the Tories defend constitutional order against Whig power. It recalls past leaders, disputes royal favor, and asserts the sovereign should rule under existing laws without factional manipulation.
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Lon Pon
Ratifben
Nes
Prussia
Mentz
Empire
France
Westphalia
Silesia
Arzs
Prusia
Vienna
Wurtzburgh
Francfort
D.c
Sidney
Pasleflian
Triscrue
Duke of Argyle Stend
Kensington
Spain
House of Austria
Jong
Europe
America
Republic
House of Commons
Pelham
Robert Wal“Ole
England
Elegy and Satire on Ambition in a 18th Century Fragment
Fragmentary verse and prose critique blend in a mock elegy on vanity and ambition. The piece mocks eager seekers of rank, praises virtue, and warns that greed leads to dishonor and national ruin, amid fanciful classical imagery and political insinuation.
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Belgrade
Burin
London
Earl of Egremont
Earl of Granville
Charles Townshend
Yestesday
Shifklé
General Poole
Barlborough
Edward Poole
23D Regiment of Foot
Johinson
Francis Loftus
Akinson
North Cave
Couny
Hugh Montgomery
Agnes Burton
Roz
Priscina
Sue
Lewis
Hull
Dumingion Common
Richardson
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Lis
Indies
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Covent-Garden
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Fhut Tisren
Ava
Chloe
Venus
Cupid
Harry Parren
Ais
Till
Cannes
Douglas
Tien
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