Port and military plans mix with strange private letters
Private dispatches report talks with the Portuguese Ministry on restoring English merchants to privileges they lost and strong court orders to push the point. Madrid letters mention sending engineers to assist in building a north Isthmus of Darien port chain. Leghorn sources note Corsican general considering opening newly found gold mines in the Axer mountains. Margate seizure: Agnus Dei and crucifixes among Popish trinkets owned by a tradesman.
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Missing Soldier William Chapman Seeks News of Family
A 4BC era claimant, once a common soldier in Magny's Regiments quartered at Dumisset Inverness, seeks any lawful tie or aid. Readers may contact Mr. Halfpenny, Attorney, in Monmouth or any person who can send information about William Chapman or his family.
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Page
Ward
Sceware
Fielding
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Benetof
Wlacoever
Robert Stewart
Fragmentary 18th Century Letters on Religion and Society
A patchwork of letters and notices from the London Evening Post era, praising Providence and critiquing fashionable paint, with essays on Jesus, Publius Lenulus, and Josephus. Includes satire on urban manners, a mused inquiry into Ward’s medicines, and clubroom exchanges.
Stamp Act repeal bets sweep town venues at odds
Intelligence note records wagering on the repeal of the Stamp Act. Bets vary by location with notable odds figures. one West End club quotes 240 to 133 and another about 72 to 1, indicating broad expectation of repeal.
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