Hanau Forced Contribution Strains Regency Amid Hostages
Marseille reports show Hanau cannot raise the 750,000 Livres levy. Regency seizes assets, 14 merchants held as hostages until payment. French minister hints Hanau could be treated as conquered with a military Regency. Wandering alarms, mutterings of Austro Austrian allies and Prussian maneuvers fill the page.
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Hanau
Ratifoon
Diet
Wuld
Prussia
Saxony
Ar the Dyet
Nurenberg
Frantonia
Empire
Pruffianis
Hildesheim
Wurtzburgh
Brunswick
Freytag
Smalcalde
Imhoff
Hefse
Prince Ferdinand
Forteic
Brassels Gazette
Aix la Chapelle
Resignations Promotions and Local Robbery Report
At the Court Mr Bowden resigns as chief Clerk of the hospital after many years and a £100 benefaction from Nathaniel Brafley is noted. Potts becomes Post Office Secretary, his Nephew succeeds as Comptroller, Watts named Deputy Comptroller. Noble, Office-Keeper to the Secretary of State, dies at Treasury apartments. Two men in Whitecross Street duped by a Drummer posing as Royal Welsh Volunteers are freed after the false theft is exposed. A post-chaise robbery near Sawtry Turnpike leads to pursuit. one suspect surrenders near Lord Exeter's Park, the other tracked to Newark and then Cottersworth. Goodhall and Davenport are named, with respective fates.
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London
Hamburgh
Dresden
Henry
Silesia
Torgau
Luckau
Sonnewald
Wittemberg
Berlin
Freyberg
Grunbach
Lusatia
Electorate of
Schwedt
Laudohn
Moravia
Neifs
Fouquer
Saxony
Vienna
Hungary
France
Plato
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Martinico
Minorca
Isle of Wight
de Hord
Stettin
Justicia
Nils Bergman
Lisbon
Udeval
Prince Ferdinand
Portsmouth
Cherburgh
Earl of Home
Belfour
St. Kit’s
Lords of Appear
Cockpitt
Whitehall
George Sackville
Goutr
Thurfo
Kingsley
Fort William
Scotland
Onslow
Christ’s Hospital
Blackwell Hall
Ferdinando Ladbrook
Alsop
Chance
Kirk
Popplewell
Roberts
Bowden
Nathaniel Brafley
Elq
Potts
Post Office
Watts
Treasury
Ais Noble
Secretary of State
Fice
Burton
Whitecross-Street
Clayton
Royal Welsh Volunteers
White Horse
Old Street Square
Coultersworth
Goodhall
Davenport
Qld
Peterborough
Wottingham
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Mexiz
House of Austria
St. Malo
Amaranthe
M. Thurot
Londonderry
Ireland
Admiralty Office
Admiralty of Engind
Furthe’ Hall
Tyburn
Uxbridge
Middlesex
Brent Bridge
Hanwell- Heath
Hanwell
New Brentford
Ealing
Skidmore
Old Hat
Erna’s
Hiymarket
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Corporation of the Governors and Guardians
T. Collingwood
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