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Lord Leigh’s heir and court news from London
The column reports on the Leigh family lineage and heir Thomas, Lord Leigh, with notes on Edward Leigh’s smallpox death and the Lord’s retirement. It covers society deaths in London, Patrick’s Day court gaiety, Masons appointments, arrivals from France, and various civic and naval matters, including Admiralty appointments and a Bank of England dividend.
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Oxford
Edward Lord Leigh
Mary
Thomas Holbeech
Fillongly
County of
Warwick
Elizabeth
Bernard Paulet
Giles Paulet
William Marquess of
Winchester
Thomas
Lord Leigh
Edward
Charles Leigh
Bedford
Tewksbury
Gloucestershire
Bromley
William Bromley
Ireland
Marquess of Carnarvon
Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons
Count Clermont
France
Abergavenny
Brook Street
Grosvenor Square
Admiralty
Somerset
Lestock
Chatham
House of Commons
Guarda Costa’s
Howe
Sea Service
Portsmouth
Beas
ThurGay
Genoa
Buenos Ayres