Derby Races and Knutsford Plates 1762 Notices
Derby fugitive notices describe entry terms for horses of various ages to carry weights for three four mile heats on Sept 9. Entries due Sept 4 at Samuel Allen’s in Swerkston, fees include three guineas entrance with two to plates. cock-fighting noted at the Angel in Derby. Knutsford races outline two mile heats and four mile heats with weight scales and subscription fees. entries at the George in Knutsford July 22. Lord Greys and Lord Grosvenor named stewards. disputes refer to the Right Hon. contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel ‘Allen
Swerkston
Banda
Sir Henry Hunloke
N.B
Angel
Derby
Heber
Knutsford Races
Chesfire
Knutsford Heath
George
Knutsford
Lord Greys
Lord Grosvenor
Horse Races at Shrewsbury 1762 Purse and Entries
Races set at Bickton Heath near Shrewsbury on September week with purses of fifty pounds for four year olds and older classes, entries through William Williams Red Lion Wyld Copp. Additional purses for Friday events, town subscriptions, and entrance terms. Auctions follow at Worcester Crown Inn for Tyre-Hill, Hoor, and Penny Grounds near Malvern with details on price and location.
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Shrewsbury
Bickton’s Heath
Howard Glive
Thomas Hill
Espana
William Williams
Red Lion
Wyld
C. Chac
Sale
Raven
Talbot
Brooke, Forrester
Efq
Dsa
Samuel Hill
Tewards
N.B
Salop Infirmary
Warwick Races Offer Purses At Warwick Town Course
In Warwick a purse of fifty pounds and another of forty pounds are offered for horses never winning beyond the value specified. Entries due the day before racing at the Three Tanns Inn, with weights and age allowances governed by age and prior wins. Subscriptions vary by subscriber status. disputes settled by majority at entry or running. Hon. Andrew Archer, Esq. stands as steward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Angutt
Gouri
Howes
Tom
Tanns Inn
Cine
Horfe
Andrew Archer
LETT TANNING OFFICE NEAR GRETHENHALL FOR SALE
LETT TANNING OFFICE with thirty acres of rich land near Greshenhall two miles from Market Dearham Norfolk center markets Lynn Watton Fakenham Dearham Norwich Swaffham and Downham. Hewitt the proprietor has paid about 360 per year duty. Premises include abundant bark and a fine stock. house and most premises new. View by notice from James Hewitt or Thomas Hewitt. sale possible if desired as Hewitt leaves trade after disposal. Port paid. two to three days notice requested.
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Grethenhall
Market Dearham
County of Norfolk
Lynn
Watton
Fakenham
Dearham
Norwich
Swaffham
Downham
Hewitt
James Hewitt
Greshenhall
Thomas Hewitt
Martishall
Auction Notice of Betchworth Brick Messuage in Surrey
By order of the executors On Monday the 26th instant at the Dolphin in Betchworth Surrey two good market towns A Banton brick messuage with hall parlours withdrawing room kitchen offices and outbuildings four horse stable coach-house barn gardens orchard and several parcels of meadow land over six acres with a trout stream Copyhold of Inheritance Manor of Batt Betchworth Surrey For further particulars contact Royle Hop Merchant Southwark Newman Attorney Dorking or Eweedy at Betchworth or on the premises where a person attends to chuse
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Crown Inn
Broad-Street
Worcester
Tyre- Hill
Welland
Hoor
William Curtis
Great Malvern
Thomas Leveridge
Malvern Chace
Tyrehill House
Malvern Wells
Upton
Severn
Ledbury
Tewkesbury
Francis Buxton
Took’s Court
London
Meff. Whitaker and Havard
Betchsworth
Surry
Dorking
Rygate
Banton
Batt-Betchworth
Royle
Southwark
Newman
Eweedy
Betchworth
European dispatches and diplomatic notes from June and July
A compact summary of letters and decrees dated June to July from various capitals. Items mention banishment and recall of the Archbishop of Novogrod, pass port demands for the Baron de Breteuil, Rouffeau in Neuf Chatel, royal orders in Madrid regarding Portuguese hostility, and a June 24 decree declaring any Spanish subject accepting Portuguese naturalization as a traitor. French auxiliaries have arrived at Valladolid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Peersbsurgh
Novogrod
Holaa
Baron de Breteuil
France
Geneva
Neuf- Chatel
Prussia
Monsieur Rouffeau
Keith
Mdrid
Navarre
Spain
R. Wall
Valladolid
Port News From Falmouth Arrivals and Departures
PORT NEWS. Falmouth. Arrived the Charming Molly Stanfield from Lisbon with sale for this place the Drummond Donnald from Oporto for Bristol and Liverpoole. Deal Fuly 20. The ships from the Leeward Islands are sailed for the Rover except Norwich which remains with outward-bound and the Wareham Winton and the Eagle Poole for Poole. Came down the Merlin floop. Arrived and remain the Naurilus floop. Wind S. W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Fuly
Charming Molly
Stanfield
Lisbon
Drummond
Donnald
Oporto
Bristol
French ships take Newfoundland garrison at Bay Bulls
News from Newfoundland describes French forces landing at Bay Bulls and advancing to St. John’s, capturing the garrison with minimal resistance. Reports from Harbours Grace and surrounding posts mention evacuations, prisoner exchanges, and ships sent to Conception Bay amid Allied naval movements.
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London
St. James’s
Duke of Newcastle
Claremont
Tingmouth
Exon
St. John’s
Conception Bay
Newfoundland
Bay of Bulls
Gramont
Petty-harbour
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Blandford
Horfs
Sic
T. Longman
Lass
Guernsey
Fily
Harbour Grace
Jersey
John Geyt
Nicholas Trott
Newfoundlad
P.S
Haufon Ville
Mich
Gill
Bay Bulls
Perry Harbour
Antigua
Monckton
New York
Guadaloupe
Blake
Chace
Nelson
Joshua Peart
William Mellith
Customs
Edmonton
Middlesex
Miss Gore
John Gore
Bath-hill
Clifton Church
Gray Cooper
Inner Temple
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