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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 21, 1763
Page
2
A long 18th century racing notice details Marlborough July events on the Marlborough course with purses for horses, entry fees, weight conditions, and penalties. It lists Ormskirk races in August with purses, weights, heats, and entry rules, plus details on entry times and certificates, with officials Henry Blundell and John Formby.
Chelmsford races announce August events on the Near Course with heats for horses under age, purses of fifty pounds, and entry rules at the Black Boy. Warwick races list August events on the New Course with four mile heats, weight scales, entry fees, and steward rules.
In a June 9 1763 letter from London Beckford thanks Joseph Brutton of Cullompton and others for hostile to new excise on cyder and perry. He praises their conduct in Parliament opposing the bill and the tax while affirming commitment to liberty and the constitution. The letter also notes London Common Council petitions for repeal of that excise provision.
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