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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 29, 1740
Page
2
In a local scene Captain past justice reports Mr Alexander Garden of Troup, an advocate, died on Tuesday afternoon in this place. The brief notice confirms his status and residence, marking a notable death in the community.
In Gloucester the Affizes sentenced William Coiltpress to death for horse theft from Somersetshire, later reprieved. transportation ordered. Several locals faced fines for riot and entering a dwelling, with Saran Jillon ordered whipped at Moreton in Marth next market day. Durham races feature four prize events won by various horses. York reports a clerical meeting naming Lord Morpeth and Sir Miles Stapleton for the next general election. A town miss was whipped for sending threats and attempted coercion.
A London summary reports po lite social notes with deaths of Sir John Lade and others, church and city affairs, a large timber accident at Christ Church, naval movements near Dartmouth and Torbay, mutterings about Fort St. Augustine, court actions in Common Council, baptisms and marriages, and ship news including captures, wrecks, and privateering from Sicily to Lisbon.
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