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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 05, 1774
Page
4
The writer condemns the administrations handling of internal peace and cheap provisions, warns of American emigration and colonial resistance, and urges lenient measures to defend colonial rights while avoiding civil war. Postscript notes on Boston Bills, colonial taxation, and the balance of power with America, with broader remarks on parliamentary policy and Franco-British tensions.
Thursday an express from Paris reports the French king seized with smallpox after repeated bloodletting. His death would alter Great Britain’s affairs. his life was seen as a peace instrument for George III. Born February 15, 1710, he ascended September 1, 1715. He has no living son, but three grandsons the Dauphin, Count de Provence, and Count D Artois, all married with no issue. If all three die without male heirs, succession hinges on other provisions.
A fragment listing various financial items and bonds with odd fractions and rates. It references Bank Stock India ditties with prices around 245, South Sea and New Annuities, 547 dollars, and multiple percent rates. Various annuities, bonds, and naval securities are noted with fractional shillings and pence style pricing typical of historical market listings.
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