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Voyage and plague news reach ports with quarantine orders
The routine dispatches report Captain Levett and crew’s voyage from York to Loddon aboard the Hench Endeavour, the Algerine ambassadors landed at Algiers, and a consular mission to Tripoli, with plague and quarantine measures for ships. It notes port quarantines and a later judicial meeting at Serjeants Inn Hall to reelect circuits for the summer term, plus a stock market brief from South Sea and Bank listings.
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Halsinton
John Levett
York
Loddon
Hedtaz
Was
Capes
Port Mahon
South Sea
India
Royal Exchange
London