Mercer’s Robbery Rumor, Dorsetshire to London Rift
A Sherborn mercer reportedly robbed and murdered en route to London surprised his wife and townspeople when he arrived in Sherborn at two in the morning. In Bath a tradesman and his son-in-law were jailed for injuring a girl about eleven. Ship news notes outward bound vessels and arrivals at Milford, Dover, Quebec, and Bremen with various captains and origins.
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Bath
Sherborn
Dorsetshire
London
Exeter
London News Briefs from June 2 to June 9 1774
Readable excerpts describe a city pause in London and muffled bells, a June 9 celebration in New York with royal salutes, and commentary on Boston politics, including General Gage’s reception and calls for indemnification of the East India Company. Additional items note ship arrivals, a Thames sturgeon, lamp money weights regulation, court notices, select trials, and local obituaries and marriages.
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New York
Haldimand
Fort George
Swan
Ayscough
Massachusets
General Gage
Boston
Gov. Hutchinson
London
East India Company
Great Britain
Colony
de Grable
Salem
Warsaw
Pruoffian
van Loffon
Anton Sulkouski
Duke of Gloucester
Thames
Chelsea Beach
Stratford
County of
Essex
Woolwich
Kent
St. Margaret’s Hill
Surry
King’s Arms Tavern
Palace Yard
Westminster
Middlesex
Mansion House
Guildhall
Hea
Millhill
Hendon
Hampstead
Stepney Fields
Old Bailey
John Tomlin
Frederick Norman
John Knider
Arthur Jennings
Robert Collins
Meshach Prichard
Bath
Charlotte Purdie
Purdie
Spring Gardens
M‘keartan
Nancy Peglar
Malmsbury
Wilts
John Bishop
Redcross
Elizabeth Richards
Lambeth
Thaursday
Cornelius Norton
St. Margaret’s Chapel
That City
Dothill
Shropshire
Brook Forester
Staple’s Inn
Charles Beaumont
Rich
Henry Beaumont
Whitley
Yorkshire
T. Lowndes
Fleet-street
Great Belrain
Scim
Ragefmer
Ipswich Races Fuel Day and Purse Winners
The Ipswich meeting lists results for Fuel Day with Hylas champion in the King’s purse, Daphne and Tattoo winning filly events, Hyacinth the black colt, Lango brown colt, and Valiant with other place finishers. Thursday’s Town purse saw Pincher win, with Tattoo and Valiant also placing. prices for quarters and grain, bread prices noted.
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Sly
Charles Bunbury
Hylas
W. Clarke
Efgr
Daphne
Sir John Moore
T'Attoo
Rich, Vernon
Hyacinth
Lord Clermont
Lango
Ifr. Tho
Price
Joan Cole
Mr. Calver
John Moore
Lord Farnhan
Mr. Castle
Ebrio
Mr. Hunt
Liberty
Pincher
Tattoo
Mr. Price
Valiant
Rich Vernon Efgr
Mr. Larkin
Miss Singleton
Mr. Bilson
Gnawport
Mr. William
Foundling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Country News
Deal
Kent East Indiaman
Thompson
Downs
Gwilt
Lante
Mitchell
Virginia
Wind S. W
Milford
Prince William
Sanderson
Quebec
Duke of Norfolk
Tupper
Dover
Venus
Story
Rhode Island
Lisbon
Bremen
Happy Jannet
Pettigrew
South Carolina
Falmouth
Philadelphia
Ipswich
S&s
Hall Down
Parker
Venture
R. Bampfy
Champaigne
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Lee
Hermes
Mr. Parker
Terefax Af
Bankrup's
James Dowdings
Trowbridge
Wits
Clothier
Woolpacks
John Brooks
Great Queen-street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Henry Neale
Wm. James
Alexander Fordyce
Richart Dow
Threadneedie-Street
Joseph Scott the Younger
Brown’s Buildings
St. Mary Axe
Thomas Passey
Hatfeld Brook Oak
James Buker
Bicester
Oxfordshire
Gicester
Elizabeth Wilmott
Ann Wilmott
Birmingham
Cross-inn
Bromisgrove
Worcester
Bear Key
Joseph How
William Marshall
Weigshers
City of London
Bridgewater Races
Cary Sit
George Inn
Bridgewater
D&c
James Bernard
N.B. Bridgewater
Blandford
Weatherby
Spalding Kracelaa
Spalding Course
Lincoln
Old White Hart Inn
Spalding
Red Lion Cockpit
Hart Street
Crewkere
Somerset
Buddes
George
Crewkerne
Mr. Donve
Adam Marvin
Exche
Wifve
Bate Uiscombe
Sos. Sn
Lorfer
Royal Eavy
Greenwich
Nevil Maskelyne
Royal
the Royal
J. Nourfe
Serand
Society of Physicians
Edinburzh
N.B
Andrew Duncan
Edinburgh
J. Murray
Bac
Chin
J. Beecroft
Pacer
Francis Walkingame
E Johnson
Ave-Mann Lane
Ludgate-street
Lefsting
Hadas
Lonedon
East
Oliver Goldsmith
M. B
Fr. Carnan
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s
Wakefield
Jon Bell
Exeter Exchange
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