Lancaster County Candidates Seek Election in late 18th century
A set of pasture examples show two Lancaster County freeholders soliciting votes for parliamentary seats in 1786 and 1789. Thomas Egerton and Thomas Sister express commitment to serve landed and mercantile interests, promising independence from party motives and faithful representation if elected.
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County Palatine of Lancaster
County of
Lancaster
Homas Egerton
London
Yaving
Farge
Homas
English State Lottery Adverts and Irish State Lottery Prizes
An early 19th century notice touts the Irish State Lottery with multiple prize tiers and odds, promising that a policy can yield substantial prizes through cross promotion with the English State Lottery. It explains that blank or small-prize results in the Irish draw still keep the policy active for English draws, and urges purchase of tickets through Margray and Co with country order details and guarantees.
British fleet movements and battles near Charlestown
Dispatches from New York report Sir Henry Clinton advancing with his army to attack Charlestown, with batteries erected and bomb ketches prepared. Reinforcements of up to 3060 men are requested by General Robertson, aided by Loyal inhabitants, as West India fleet sails for home service and a grand squadron forms at Spithead.
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New York
Sir Henry Clinton
Sir Henry
Charlestown
Robertson
New-York
Tybee
England
Georgia
West India
Torbay
N.eb
Wellingham
Plymouth
Graves
Charles Hardy
Home Service
Spithead
Lord Sandwich
Bayonne
North Seas
East Indies
Sir Edward Hughes
Manley
Limerick
Lifvon
Bilboa
Aurora
Scott
Shields
Baltic
Dunkirk
Guernsey
Anion
Neptune
Aukn
Bay of Honduras
Jamaica
Fhe Polly
Righbright
Genoa
Leghorn
Marseilles
Tartar
Rogers
Aljerney
Rochelle
St. Vallery
Plans of chances for the Irish State Lottery
Messrs SHARMAN and Co advertise plans for the Irish State Lottery drawing starting June 24. Offices in Fleet Street High Holborn Cockspur Street and St James's Street state all prizes paid in English money. Prizes range up to 10000 with several £200, £100, £50 and smaller rewards. Half and four shilling stakes available with proportionate entitlements and returns. The scheme promises security of offices and notes previous winnings of over twenty thousand guineas in the Lottery.
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Sagray and Co
Weitter
Eithes
Sool, Tool. Sol
Zol
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Winéa
Margray and Co
Messrs
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