Varied colonial news and coastal trade notes from 1766
Letters from Pensacola report a Spanish ship with upwards of 300000 dollars for dry goods. New York promotes arts and farming premiums for flax hemp and barley. Boston rejoices over Stamp Act repeal progress and orders restraint on bonfires and fireworks. Wildlife curiosities, clerical appointments, and ship arrivals fill the country notices with sparse, brisk detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New-York
Pensacola
New York
New-York Society For Promoting Arts
S&c
Boston
Faneuil-hall
Notice of Dividend for Richard Fellows Estate
Trustees announce a dividend of the estate and effects of Richard Fellows of Birmingham. Creditors must attend at the Castle in High Street Birmingham on July 16 at 3 PM to prove debts or be excluded from the dividend. Creditors should send debt accounts to Walter Salt by July 16 for examination beforehand.
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Richard Fellows
Birmingham
Warwick
Jonathan Kendall
Hicot
Statford
Walter Salt
Camden
Birningham
Kent Hop Planters Propose Weekly Markets in County
A meeting of Kent hop planters at Sittingborne proposed establishing weekly hop markets in Canterbury Maidstone Faversham Sevenoaks and Town Malling with further planning to be discussed at a Maidstone meeting on the 3rd of July. The gathering noted the benefit to both planters and consumers and urged attendance by Kent and Sussex hop planters to finalize the scheme. Also advertised are Owen’s mineral waters including Pyrmont German Spa and Seltzer Waters with free delivery to all parts of town from Temple Bar Fleet Street.
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Neacarla
Whitehaven
Bearith
Cumberland
Ipswith
Arthur Kyonefman
Earnwell
Suffolk
William Buckle
Giflingham
William Langton
Rockland St. Peter
Norfolk
William Howell Ewin
Universit
Martin
Sidney
Cooke
Eivarivel
Naylor
King’s
Daker
Magdalen
White
Highs
Caius
Peete
Grave-hall
Hemington
Catherine
Bellew
Feterhout
Downing College
George Downing
Don
Amelia
Gunnersbury House
Brunswick
St. James’s
Lord and Lady
Cuszon-treer
Kent
Barcon
Berredon
Hampdshire
Essex
Admiral Pocock
Philadelphia
Bristol
Davidson
Newcastle
Nancy
Kier
Hereford Bar
Caterbury
Maidstone
Feversham
Sussex
Pyrmont
Seltzer
Ctis
A& E
Owen’s
Oriernan Mineral Water
Temple Bar
Fleet Street
R E S's
Short Parliaments Best for King and People Says English Letter
A letter to the London Evening Post argues for frequent representatives and short Parliaments to curb ministerial power. It claims long Parliaments distort the constitution, oppress the Crown and people, and cites past reigns where ministers influended royal nomination. It asserts the need for immediate reform to restore balanced governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meres
England
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Elias Sewater
Oxford
William Heathcote
Harford College
Thomas Heathcote
Huriley
Hants
Marsiel
St. James's Church
Port New
Falmouth
Molly
Clark
Reaman
Southampton
Hanover
William
Thomas
Henning
Curtis
London
Cowes
Neptune
Thornston
Poole
William and
Mary
Mahone
Downs
Cruizer
Wind
Funets
Mermaid
Antigua
Matthias
Montgomery
Maryland
Darlington
Hall
Jamaica
Walker
Sally
Marshman
Dolphin
Simblet
Quebec
Elizabeth
Sparks
Blizard
Davis
Gravesend
Newmarket
Butler
St. Kitt’s
Rodney
Livingston
Polly
Ross
Calais
Cape May
Wilson
Matthew
Elmina
Gold
Africa
Tudor
Curacoa
Mexico
Edward Smith
Mr. White
Nicholas
Joseph Player
Lincoln’s.inn-fields
Sally Bonner
Bonner
Piccadilly
St. Mary
Ozias Churchman
William Churchman
Mangreen
Norwich
Dockhead
Midland
Baron Adams
Rutland
Okeham
Lincolnshire
Castle of Lincoln
Warwickshire
Northamptonshire
Mt. Northampton
Fustice Bathurst
Baron Perratt
City of York
Guildhall
Yorkshire
Castle of York
Durham
Castle of
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Northumberland
Carlisle
Westmoreland
Appleby
Lancashire
Castle of Lancaster
South Wales
John Williams
Wiliam Whitaker
Law
Glamorganshire
Cardiffe
Breconshire
Brecon
Radnorshire
Prestdignu
Loxp
Madrid
Aranjuez
Spain
Constantinople
Heraclius
Georgia
Ken
New-England
Boug
Billingsgate
Fkal
Piakey
Poast StRiep Pfy
London Evening Post
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