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Naval and trade tensions and local crime in 1764 records
A long dispatch from Newport details that 16 Spanish ships of the line and multiple admirals were at a haven, with 6000 men at fortifications, while English and Spanish governors push to curb cross trade. It notes inoculation efforts in Charleston, disputes over foreign goods and duties, and various local crimes and robberies amid broader imperial tensions. Additional items include appointments, marriages, deaths, and political canvassing notices from Britain and Jamaica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havanmeh
de Moro
West Indies
Cula
Charlestown
Primer
Princer
Newgate-street
St. Paul’s
George Cuthbert
Newington
Vauxhall
Solomon de Thorns
Duke’s Place
Newgate
Clerkenweil Bridewell
John Pullen
Chick-lane
Lord Mount-Stewart
Earl of Bute
Edward Wordy Montagu
Lord Bute
Huntingdon
Board of Works
Hyde-park Wall
de Jease
Clarendon
Naples
Florence
Leghoro
France
Corpet
Mont. de la Verdie
Philippines
Corporation of Merchants
Mamilla Company
Rookeley-park
Fasmaica
Cay
Clark
Jamaica
Ballance
French
Dueck Islands
Curracoa
St. Eustatia
Britannia
Scott
Donna Maria Bay
Hispaniola
Welling
Shooter’s Hill
Haid
Blackheath