News from Porto and the West Indies Fleet Actions
A long London letter reports ships and fights near Falmouth, Goree taken by Delight, Dutch marine discipline, and several Jamaica bound vessels arriving at Bristol. Other items note privateers off Dover, the St Paul de Finisterre taken, and prize money distributions. Also included are court actions, corporal punishments, and a shocking attempted assault on a pregnant woman, with two men executed in Bow Street and White Conduit House thieves punished.
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Union
Falmouth
Gambie
Poole
Neptune
Dudfield
Goree
Senegal
Sip Edgar
Woolwich
Elliot
Monsieur Thurot
Dover
Calais
Ball
Henderson
Constantine
Robe
Phaaix
Redmond
Shirley
Kennedy
Juno
Churnside
Cafar
Miller
Jamaica
Bristol
Richard
Knightly
Gulph
St. Paul de Finisterre
Fox
Antigua
St. Domingo
Portmouth
Spithead
Portland
Lord Towsthend
Cape
Spencer
Seahorse
Elliott
Downs
Quebec
Farmer
Norway
Hind
Young
Hambro
James Wallace
Georgia
Seaford
Capt
Lys
Guernsey
Admiral Edwards
Newfoundland
Caleb Fletcher
Liverpool
St. Eustatia
Philadelphia
America
France
Nancy
Stillings
Lisbon
Hollen
Hull
Revel
Freeland
Taylor
Pigsti
Germany
Unclear Names Due to OCR Fragment at Guildhall London
Fragmentary OCR notes mention persons with garbled titles and locations including Guildhall London and Little St. Thomas. Possible references to dates June 18 July 6 and a payment or dividend on June 22. Details are too corrupted to identify clear events or involved entities.
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Thomas Wods
Warwickby
Guildhall
London
Murt
Little St. Thomas Arefless London
Notice of land rights and warnings on Derbyshire estates
A quarrelsome posthumous notice asserts possession of estates in Derbyshire Leicestershire Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire after the deaths of Wathington Bark Ferrera and Lawrence Earl Ferrers The signer warns against illegal seizures cutting timber and poaching and vows to pursue legal action under acts of Parliament from May 8 1775 and to defend rights and privileges on her lands
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Wathington Bark Ferrera
Lawrence Barl Ters
Derby
Leiceser
Nottingham
Staff
Erd
Washington Earl Ferrers
Lawrence Earl Ferrers
Definitive Peace Treaty Signed At Teschen Congress
From the London Gazette dated May 25 and Berlin May 16 a report says the definitive treaty of peace was signed at the Congress of Teschen on the 13th instant. Notices from Lord Chamberlain’s Office call Sach La die to attend a dance at St James’s on June 4 with tickets due by June 7.
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London Gazette
Berlin
Congress of Teschen
Lora Chamberlain
Sach Ladie
Wuish
St. James’s
N. B
Lord Chamberlain
Property for sale at Sutton Coldfield inn auction
To be sold to the best bidder at the Three Tuns Inn Sutton Coldar Warwick on Monday the 21st of June between two and four in the afternoon unless previously disposed of by private treaty the spacious Mansion House with Fraser offices two good gardens and twelve acres of land adjoining in Sutton Coldfield now in the possession of William Homer attorney at law the offer describes a healthy genteel neighbourhood eight miles from Lichfield and Birmingham and suitable for a sportsman with game and foxhounds nearby for further particulars contact Mr Homer Mr Richard Winans or Mr Butler at the Chickens Inn in Riess Infancy or Mr Paris attorney London Fleet Street
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Three Tuns Inn
Sutton Coldar
Warwick
Fraser
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Park
William Homer
Seiton Coldfield
Litchheld
Birmingham
Homerg
Richard Winans
Suton
Butler
Parisr
Johnson' S Cour
Fleet-street
London
Lords Debate Clerks of Affize Sales and Judges Salaries
The Lords met after holidays to discuss the second reading of the bill on Judge salaries and the sale of Clerks of Assize places. The Duke of Richmond favored passing the bill as is but would introduce a separate bill to prevent such sales. concerns were raised about judge independence and public funds amid war. The bill to prevent sale of clerks places passed first reading with further readings postponed. other bills on convicts, port duties, pilchard fishery, ice navigation, cotton wool, and lace frauds were read or passed.
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Commons
Duke of Richmond
de Fale
Lord Bathurst
Duke of Balton
King’s Bench
Duke of Bolton
Edward the
House of Commons May 26 debate on supply and duties
The House approved Friday's supply resolutions granting funds for St John Newfoundland Georgia West Florida Nova Scotia and North America surveys. A bill to continue royal navy measures was read and a convict punishment bill passed. Propositions on stamps duties to fund interest on a loan were discussed with various tax proposals. Lord Beauchamp urged an humble address to obtain accounts of Ireland's pressures.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
Georgia
West Florida
Means
Lord North
Lord Beauchamp
Ireland
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Linder
Magness
England
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Wilmot
Clerkenwell
John Bell
Peter Weldon
Gates
Villette
Newgate
Bow-street
Johnson
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Cambridge
Edwards
Holborn
Davis
Walrey Dewguard
Tewksbury
Glouceferth
Jilly
the Swan
Tewatbuy
Petticoat
Henristra
Covent Garden
Nerth
Berkley-quate
Berkley-square
Henvictta Street
Bedford Street
Covenegarden
Camies
Henrietta-treet
Yorick
Eliza
Axenside
J. Bew
College of Citations
Price
Cain
Austria
House of Stuart
James I
Great Britain
Great Beiress
Hungary
Spain
Naples
Sardinia
Modena
Parma
Tuscany
Hlavart
Pruffia
Brunswick
Wolfenbuttel
Brandenburg
Anspach
Schweet
Saxe Wifmar Heile Cadel
Orange Nassau
Eberg
Salm
Phil
UCKOM
B. White
Fforabe
Henry Payne
Marlborough Noute
Alt Mall
J. Harris
Sweeting’s
Ailey
Reas
Elizabeth Prici
Arkley-square
Alexander Hogg
Paterrofter Row
Ind
N.B
Bok
Liapaa
House of Commons
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