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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 13, 1759
Page
1
The editors seek to acknowledge public support from Liberty’s friends and acknowledge that London Evening-Post will be circulated by General Post Office clerks. They pledge to adhere faithfully to constitutional principles as they continue publication and rely on public favor.
Plymouth reports H E Magnanime and Hercules Men of War and the Albany Sloop sail for the Bay. The Quder Am stell, Wieve arrives from Amsterdam. Deal notes Down downs remain as in prior listings. A Dutch Man of War and a Dutch East India Ship have just arrived. Wind shifts W N W with strong blows.
London reports open of Parliament with a royal speech and the Prince of Wales taking a seat in the Lords. Dover’s Simpson and Northampton’s Montagu win seats, while guards bolster coastal defenses and bounty rewards for seamen continue. Shipping news includes vessels bound for Quebec Halifax and Jamaica, plus notable captures and cargo losses. Lottery schemes and a Portuguese purge of Jesuits feature amid ongoing war news and banking notices.
Nov 5 1759 two notices appeal to voters in Ipswich and Southampton counties. George Montgomerie asks free burgesses for votes to succeed Samuel Kent in Parliament and notes election day will be advertised in Ipswich Journal. H B Leces, candidate for Southampton county, seeks votes from clergy and freeholders and explains short notice. Public notice will announce election day. price two-pence.
The committee will sit at Guildhall every day from eleven in the forenoon until one in the afternoon, Sundays and holidays excepted.
The Nobility and gentry of Middlesex and Westminster convene at St Albans Tavern to recruit able bodied men for service in His Majesty's land forces. A bounty of five guineas is promised to those who enlist, with meetings through November to sign on by October 31 and potentially serve for three years or duration of the war.
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