Peace prospects and naval activity in 1775 reports
May 6 recap notes mounting tensions with Morocco and Britain’s fleet mobilization. Reports from Bristol and Virginia discuss harvests, militia taxes, troop movements, and transports sailing from Cork and Waterford. American exports for 1774 detailed. Cadiz ships fitted for Carthagena fleet. London Middlesex sittings scheduled for Easter term 1775. market prices for hay, straw, and leather. local promotions and notable deaths listed.
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Princess Royalw
Kew
Prince of Wales
Ornaburg
Blackheath
Mortyn
Dragoon Guards
Life Guards
Horse Grenadiers
Regiment of Foot Guards
Boston
Virginia
Corkie
Gage
Bolton
Waterford
Newfoundland
Quebec
Philadelphia
New York
Maryland
Cadiz
Carthagena
London
Middlesex
William Lord Mansfield
Smithfield
Leadenhall
the. Bull
Big
Secretary of the Excise
Colle&or
Dorset Collegion
Wm. Hawksworth
Paris
Lalauze
Covent Garden Theatre
Goodman’s Fields
Rob. Simpson
Tower Street
Sampson
Ycarlet Dyer
Clapton
Joshua Franklin
E.g
Staining Lane
Rivington
Charles Rivington
Ymerday
Hasrington
Copenhagen
Lottery details and deaths at a London house event
A notice discusses a death by apoplexy of Nevels Esq of Curzon Street May Fall and details a Museum Lottery in Guildhall over several days. It lists prize numbers and amounts, daily drawings, and the total prizes including large sums and many small prizes.
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Sington
Nevels, Esq
Curzon-street
Museum
Guildhall
Cever
Mitford poor bill debated and committed in Lords session
The Lords examined counsel and evidence on the Mitford poor bill and then committed it for Friday. Other measures advanced included the Sutton and Long Itch inclosures, the Scotch coalers bill, and a writ of error case between Goodright and Harwood, with adjournments until Monday and Friday May 5.
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TIE House
Mitford
Magaveffey
Cornwall
House of Commons agrees to resolutions on ways and means
The House approves reports on lotteries and related measures. It orders bills to be brought in to use sinking fund and Exchequer borrowings for supply, reserves funds for American forces, and directs duties from gum resins to aid revenue. The Irish clothing, fishery, and Scottish voting bills are set for early second readings.
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America
Scotland
Yorkshire
Shaftesbury
Geo. Young
Islands
Metc., &c
House Debates Shaftesbury Election and Bills in Session
The House deferred the Shaftesbury election business to the next session and pledged to proceed vigorously. Sir George Young urged pursuit of reform, while delaying ways and means to Monday. Bills on Scotland representation, Buckingham House, anti exchange notes, poor oaths, wagon tolls, and insolvent debtors advanced or read a second time. The House adjourned until Monday.
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Sir George Young
Shaftesbury
SH House
Scotland
Buckingham
Queen
Somerset Hank
Justices of the Peace
18 000 Seamen Building and Repairing Ships
1775 report on the navy ways and means detailing 18000 seamen involved in building and repairing ships under ordinary service during the year 1775.
Poems of Gray with Memoirs by Mason
This day published in quarto price 15s boards with a portrait of the author. Preface includes memoirs of his life and writings by W Mason. Also published price 5s sewed Observations on Proverbs with two sermons by Thomas Hunt. Oxford Clarendon Press edition. Sold by Prince, Rivington, and Whit. burnt and revised.
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Gray
W. Mason
J. Dudsley
Pall-Mall
Thomas Hunt
D.D. F.R
Chris Church
Regius
Laudean
Oxford
Clarencen Press
D. Prince
J. Rivington
B. Whit.andon i
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France
Holland
Madrid
Morocco
Country News
Bristol
Monmouth
Hereford
Stafford
Worcester
Gloucester
Wilts
Somerset
Glovers and
York
Severn
Frampton
NEW S&s
Teal
Louisa. Payne
Nancy
Hall
Remain In the Downs
Neptune
Brown
E. Deal
Mary
Dover
William
Ann
Lee
Oporto
Portsmouth
Kingston
Shephard
A. Cowes
Charming Molly
Gill
Jamaica
Clibborn
Thomas
Hamburgh
Hopewell
Hoper
South Carolina
Hull
Sarah
Heffey
Rotterdam
London-Bridge
House of Lords
Goodright
Appellant
Harwood
House of Commons
Lord North
NAVY
Ordnance
ARMY
Sous Services
Chelsea Hoft
Taler
Seenoerren
Hofts Guards
Emmauf Rence
Levant Company
Nova Scotia
Georgia Rt
East Florida
Florida
Senegambia
Great Britain and Ireland
North America
Barbadoes
North Britain
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