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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 22, 1762
Page
2
Two Fifty races announced for July sixteenth at Tebury Gloucestershire with full particulars to be advertised soon in this paper.
Northwich Cheshire hosts a four mile heat race for four year olds on June 28 and a parts of fifty pounds race for five and six year olds on June 29. Entry at Mr Charles Malus house on June 24. subscriber fees one guineas, non-subscriber three guineas plus a clerk’s crown. Disputes decided by stewards. races run per Articles. A main of cocks to be fought between evenings before Cheshire for Hon Richard Barry and others.
Publication note for a two volume octavo set sold bound at 105. It records Hampton printing in Pall Mall and J. Oaoley in Ri and J. aoeiley as printers.
Season covers offered for 41 mares at Lilly near Luton and at Red Lion Inn Barnet two guineas per mare plus groom fee. Ajax, bred by William Crofts, is cited as a top sire with connections to Victorious and Firetail, while Driver, son of Bever's Driver, boasts extensive breeding and race accolades including twenty nine sols and two legacies.
Auction notices advertise the sale of farming stock horses and mares from Ac Smeaton and others, with premises including the Sun Inn at Maidenhead and associated lands, leaseholds at Gadbridge Holyport, and various machines and vehicles. Purchasers to collect catalogues at listed inns and towns.
Immediate sale offered of a turn or presentation of a rectory in Northamptonshire, near three market towns and a turnpike road, valued at 120 pounds yearly. Incumbent elderly and in poor health, house and gardens in good order. Enquiries to Mr Anslin of Peterborough or Mr Philip Davies at Lincoln’s Inn New Square.
To be sold by auction by Mr Phipps tomorrow the 2nd instant at five o clock in the afternoon at the King's Arms Tavern Cornhill. The dwelling house of John Gay near Ampthill in Bedfordshire with five rooms on a floor, good stables coach-house and garden of seven acres in fine repair in the pleasant south end of Ampthill near the market town. Viewable until auction time for further particulars contact Mr Charlton Palmer attorney Philpot Lane or Mr Phipps at the Ship in Leademnhall Street.
To be LETT Ready Furnish'd and entered upon immediately the late dwelling house of Sir George Cobb Bart at Adderbury in Oxfordshire within two miles of Altrip Wells three of Banbury twelve of Woodstock and nineteen of Oxford. The property includes a large hall three parlours five bedrooms garrets cellars wine vaults six acres of pasture and meadow land adjoining eight acres more of meadow grown and another eight acre close sown with grass seeds. Waggons pass twice weekly to and from London on a turnpike road. For particulars enquire at the house or of Mr Simeon Attorney in Reading.
Yesterday arrived a mail from Holland Vienna May 8 and various notices from Silesia Pomerania and the Lower Rhine describe troop movements headquarters near Breslau and ongoing negotiations in Europe. Reports note Count Lafey recalled, Russian and Danish interests, and potential armistice timings with summer campaigns planned across multiple fronts.
Edinburgh May 19 details the first division of Lieut Gen Henry Holmes regiment setting course for England with a second division to follow and a final march to Biscay. A replacement from General Lambton’s north is said to occur at Salisbury plain. A wreck in Aberdeen harbor describes a Hoop of about 60 tons burden with Norway deals and brandy aboard. The crew appear Danish or Swedish and a prayer book bearing names George Burner and Christian Robertson was found.
An unreadable tidbit from Bury in May 76 notes a missing person case or failed acknowledgment. The fragment mentions Allen and Lfg but provides no clear details or connections.
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