British Fleet Moves Westward Amid Allied Talks May 1744
Reports from Turin and Vienna describe Admiral Matthews leading a British squadron toward the Spanish and Toulon fleets, with secret expedition plans and several frigates left to cruize the coasts. Meanwhile Austria seeks Dutch support against France and England as war spreads. May 1744.
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Wade
Matthews
England
Toulon
Breglio
Castigliona
Piedmontere
Florence
Turin
France
Tuscany
Bologna
Funez
Baron Taffis
Hungary
Vienna
Jince Lobkowitz
Spain
Naples
Autrian Hussars
Count Dohna
Moravia
Silesia
States General of the
United Provinces
Will of L. Alexander Pope at Twickenham 1743 estate plan
The document states Pope's last will and testament naming executors Lord Bathurst Hugh Bathurst and Hon. William Murray with Arbuthnot of the Exchequer, detailing bequests to Henry Blount Martha Blount Magdalen Racket and others, directing library and portraits distribution, estate management, and annual payments to Mrs. Martha Blount and charity, dated December 12 1743.
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Alexander Pope
Tawickenham
Middlesex
Favickenham
Lhereby
Wien
Bathurs
Hugh, Bath of
Arbuthnot
Court of Exchequer
Henry
Bolingbroke
Lord Bolingbroke
Morocco
Erasmus
Lord Marchiant
Theanus
Buckley
Richardson
Lord Bathurst
Hercules
Farnese
Medicis
Apollo
Chiaro
Lord Blingbroke
Lyttleton
Buttsiaf Spencer
Shakepea
Milton
Dryden
Ralph Allen
Widembe
William Warburton
Ackingbroke
Afartha Blount
Thircestore
Warburton
Thall
Ralph
Bath Hospital
Hemty
Dichaél
Brasmus, Lewwii
Gilbert West
Sir Clement Gotitell
William Rellinson
Nathaniel Look
Equires
Sears
Marthe Blunt
Welbsck Street
Cavendise Square
Aférida Blount
Martha Blount
Magdalen Racket
Robert
Fobn
Martha Blunt
Gilbert
George Arbuthnot
Anne Arbuthnot
Dbs Séars
Thadl Bether
Ireland Dubling Fune 9 and the Salmon Siege
On the 1st instant died suddenly of the gout Christopher Hewerson of Thomastown Kilkenny. He fought the Kellymount gang, taking three without resistance and shooting three others, who were executed at Kilkenny and Carlow. A vast army of porpoises pursued salmon at Lough Foyle near Londonderry, yielding a great slaughter. 500 porpoises killed and oil valued, while fish stomachs contained salmon.
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Ireland
Lough Foyle
Londonderry
Mount Gaveling
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Ypres
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Knocque
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Sete
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