Selfford on Avon Races 1770 Warwickshire July 31 1
The article details horse racing events at Selfford on Avon in Warwickshire for Tuesday July 31 1770 and Wednesday August 1 with purses including town and royal plate. It covers weights, age rules, entitlements, entry deadlines, locations at Widow Bruce's and King’s Head, and steward names John Lloyd and others with conditions for subscribers and non subscribers. The notices include ball nights and race-week restrictions, booth rules, and payments toward purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Séfitford Upon Avon
Warwickshire
Noblemen and Gentlemens
Tarry
Bruce
King’s Head
N.B
Shakespear’s Hall
John Lloyd
Tuting and
Fawconer
Wonderful cleansing and strengthening drops advertised
An 18th century advertisement touts cleansing and strengthening drops for many ailments including female miscarriages and urinary issues. It claims cures for piles, weak backs, and kidney problems and notes over 59 000 bottles sold since April 1734. The drops are sold by multiple tradesmen in London with sealed bottles and directions, price 3s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratcliffe
West
Goldsmith
Johnson
Opky
Lincoln races and Peterborough plates in September
Race week at Lincoln features Majesty's plate events from September 3 to 6 on the two mile grass course with heats, varied weights, and entry rules. Peterborough races on July 24–26 offer four year olds to aged horses plates with fees,へnd conditions. Officials and venues listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Duke of
Ancaster
Hoerfes, &c
Havin
Gol
Robert Wilson
Waddington
N.B
John Harrison
Humphry Sibthorpe
Angel
White Hart
Rain Deer
Tuting and Fawconer
Peterborough
Lord Bellafire
Matthew Wyldbore
City of Peterborough
Wm. Elgar
the Angel Inn
Earl Fitzwilliam
Thal
Epsom
The
Angel Inn
Tuling
Fawconer
Ship News June 14 Report of Arrivals and Departures
Deal June 12 vessels listed for Leghorn Newfoundland Cadiz and Jamaica including St George Machel Mary Kinty Susannah Dob son Molly Barron Knowles Morphie and the Triton Eat Indiaman Lydia Scott arrive and sail for the River from the East Indies Botten with wind southwest observed.
Committees of Merchants Push Goats to England Contraband
May 17 report from America states merchants in Maryland persist in shipping goats to England despite non importation agreements. The 29th regiment left Castleland barracks and will march to Providence via Dorchester Neck. Also from Salem a Jamaica bound sloop Jamaica was cast away near Cuba. no lives lost but guns and men were aboard the relief sloop later seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Preston
Richardson
Snider
Fitch
Foffth Quincey
A Mwyers
Oliver
William Henry Lyttelton
Lisbon
England
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Blackheath
Shaftesbury
Dorsetshire
Leeward Islands
William Woodley
William Poole
Cordwainers
Samuel Hanning
Bigby
Kennedys
Court of King’s Bench
Westminster Hall
Thomas Wilson
Ann Quire
Snows Fields
Saffron Walden
Essex
Henry Archer
Hackney
Mr. Jones
Old Ford
White Conduit House
America
Baften
N. E
Maryland
Castleland
Dorchester Neck
Providence
Salem
John Elkins
Green Island
Jamaica
Milljelly
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Canterbury
Barham-towns
Stalses
Lord Sandes
Sampson
Mr. Watson
Whittle
Captain O’kelly
Bell
Mr. Witdman
Posthumous
Mr. Whitfield
Merlin
His Majesty
Bridge-hill House
Duke of Dorset
Edward Hales, Bart
Henry
Oxenden
Tuting
Speedhman
Arundel-street
Strand
London
County of
Surrey
St. Bee
Francis Vincent
Peter King
Robert Clayton
Joseph Mawbey
Barts
Benjamin Hayes
Surry
Middlesex
Guildford
Charles Team
South Carolina
New England
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