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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 17, 1778
Page
3
A garbled OCR page lists numerous ships, captains, and ports with scattered fragmentary notes. Mentions include Queen, Scott, Kennedy, and various places such as London, Bristol, Antigua, and Grenada. The text reads like a maritime log or shipping notices with irregular spelling and incomplete lines.
War dispatches report Congress unity and General Mifflin illness, Gates active with Washington, and Howe burning Gloucester. A royalist raid from New York to White Plains spurs retaliatory actions and house burnings, including Delancey and Vantaisle properties. London notes Cornwallis talks with the King and a White March skirmish with Morgan’s riflemen. naval moves deploy Botton to Be ready. Local crimes include robberies, assaults, and executions. various court sentences and public notices conclude the Bristol era report alongside obituaries and notable deaths.
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