French and British Powers Clash Over Militia and Trade
In Melanesian political turmoil the militia is reasserting authority while the King’s officials retreat. Across the Atlantic Africa trade expands with 22 vessels bringing over 6200 enslaved people to French ports. Meanwhile Indian Company renews treaties with the Nabob, enabling renewed French factories abroad. The news also lists arrivals of nobility and clergy in England, and a murder case in Bishop’s Waltham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perfords
Alfies Neves
Mulatides
Willy
Nabob
Barth
Duke
Dutchess of Norfolk
Earl
Countess of Northumberland
Countess of Suffolk
Earl of Guildford
S. John
Green
PORT NEWS AND LONDON SOCIETY NOTES
Port arrivals and departures at several European ports. In London, royal visits, appointments, and diplomatic audiences are recorded along with a string of public notices, charity donations, birthday combines, and a spate of local crimes, arrests, and executions. Notable items include reforms at Chelsea Hospital, appointments to Brussels and Denmark, and a respite grant for a convict.
Corner of Leadenhall Street Pastry Cooks Seek Orders
Robert Warham and John Cartwright, pastry cooks, burn out from Leadenhall Street. They thank friends and the public for kindness, request orders be sent to James Warham's Stationer in Cornhall and Leerher &llers Hall, Little Sc. Helen's, Bishopsgate Street, where they will be gratefully received and obeyed. Robert Warham asks friends who saved any of his effects to inform as above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John-Plas
Amstevaami
Duke of Makum
Holland
Brent
Fowler
Death-street
Soho
Christ’s Hospital
Colne- Engayne
Essex
Worshi Company of
George Amy
St. Alban’s
Hertfordshire
Preedy
Thomas Dyer
Lionen-draper
Cheapside
Crespin
St. Michael
Hampstead
James Kilthaw
Virginia
St. Helen’s
Bishopsgate Street
Batley
Great Bampton
Surry
Hackney
William Bridges
Middlesex
Tower Hamlets
Manchester
Josiah Roberts
Scrimthaw
Butcherhall Lane
Neware
Joseph Melling
William Richardson
Newgate
Tyburn
John Steward
Mariner
de Epruve
Andrew Fitzgerald
Lever
Secretary of State
Fitgerald
Lucyn
Yorke
Hague
Si Robert Ladbroke
Lord Mayer
London
Robert
Foyie
Marquis of
Rockingham
William Stephenson
Portsmouth
Phenix
Cadiz
Cleveland
Phoenix
Portsmouth ‘Harbour
Rosemary-lane
Robert Warham
John Cartwright
Leaden-hall- Street
James Warham
Cornhall
Leerher&llers
Preservation of Parliament Independence against the Crown
LETTER discusses the dangers of crown influence over Parliament and argues for independent Houses to protect liberties. It claims a dependent Parliament could turn a limited monarchy into an absolute one and notes the benefits of vigilant, independent MPs and the risks of ministerial influence. The writer signs as HONESTUS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Honestus
Post Office Acts and the Pay for Post Riders in 17th Century
A fragment from a London Evening- paper discusses historic post office legislation. It cites acts in 82nd of Charles II establishing the post, detailing duties for the Postmaster General and deputies to hire horses and gear, and to charge riders per mile, with penalties for noncompliance and later amendments in Queen Anne’s reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biog
Lucy
England
Scotland
Ireland
Gimder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Port News
Pihnteth
Garland
Ashfeld
New York
Gransfend
Pet Crow
Norway
Royal George
Ark
Diamond
Perry
Riga
Phaihix
Broderick
Memets Salta
Randall
Petersburgh
Oxford
Thornton
Onega
Richmond
St. James's
Baron de. Viry de 4A
Perriere
Cour
Robert Gunning
Denmark
Alexander Sidney Cofley
Siobegs Veneas
Linutenser
Chelsea Hospital
Col. Cofley
William Gordon
Brussels
Sirames Portes
Sherborne
George Yonge
Honiton
Exeter
Alcock
Albay Fort
Chettal
Setale
Henley
G' Schrist
Churchi-street
Tates
Jeff
E.and
C. Ditty
Samuel ,Walker
Cate
Trard
Cornwall
Megey
And.c. Willy
Powtry
London Evening
London Evening- Pgr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!