Warned Spanish War Overtrade Crisis Letter to Heir
A dated 12 November protest letter criticizes Lord Bute and ministers for mismanagement toward Spain and the West Indies. It argues for constitutional restoration, attacks hypocrisy and corruption, and calls for removal of current advisers to preserve England’s honour and rights. It warns that continued policy risks provoking public contempt and royal disfavor.
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Treasury
Caurcer
Exchequer
George HI
Noam
Sanpwicn
Grarron
Spain
West-Indies
Poffefson
England
Roy
Puppet muse at Covent Garden stirs strong talk on Colman
A London Evening Post column reviews Signior Carlo Perico and Colman’s puppet entertainment. It praises Dex Carlo’s wooden family plus the Fairy Prince while blasting Colman and Johnson shakes, calling the masque a muddled, mispaced hodgepodge lacking plot. It warns the venture may fade, likening it to a seasonal almanac.
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London Evening Post
Signior Colman
Ignior Carlo Perico
Vis
Dex Carlo
Mr. Colman
Caro
Ben Johnson
Arney
Vauxhall Gardens
Fairy Palace
Bays Water
Battersea
Covent Gardens
Windsor
Mr. Arne
Titania
Oberon
Miss Rogers
Miss Ford
England
United Managers
Humbled Address to Suffolk Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders
RGWL:.ND HOLT sends a courteous missive to the county’s gentlemen clergy and freeholders, expressing gratitude and deference in a formal eighteenth century tone. The letter signals respectful allegiance and seeks favorable regard for the writer’s studies.
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County of
Suffolk
Mail from Holland and Canton 1770 date report
Reports from Canton and Constantinople recount a British officer’s clash with Chinese authorities, his surrender, and the deaths of his 41 crew after three weeks in a sunlit open boat. Trade with England suffers as a result. Also notes Count Orlow’s naval movements near Negropont and plundering actions on the Macedonian coast. Vienna and Prague dispatch add tobacco farming charges against Jews.
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Holland
Canton
Constantinople
Salonica
Orlow
Negropont
Caslandra
Count Orlow
Cavada
Macdonia
Orfana
Vienna
Prague
Spain Crisis Deepens as Government Faces Insults
Last Monday Lord North met the Spanish Ambassador at Great Ormond Street amid disputes with Spain. Reports claim ministers display cringing conduct, injuring national dignity as Spain seizes a merchant ship and extorts payments. Notes on Gibbs, soap duties, and shifting public funds follow. Other items mention Captain Howe’s death, Lord Spencer’s Northampton influence, and naval preparations at Toulon with Languedoc in reserve. Wheat imports rise, prices stay high, and fore stallings are watched.
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Lord North
Great Ormond Street
Spain
Europe
Gibbs
Lord Chatham
Somersetshire
Lord Suffolk
Queen’s Houe
Capt. Howe
Lord Howe
Northampton
Lord Spencer
Lord Mansfield
Rodney
Admiralty
Toulon
Languedoc
Guarda
Lords and Commons
Bankers of Land
Hackney
Doctor Cadogan
England
Wales
London
G. Kearfly
Lydgate-street
Historical notices from 18th century Parliament and port news
A dense fragment recounts the Middle Temple proceedings on charges from the 14th Parliament and related replies, plus a magistrate’s claim about stopping a Jewish gang’s alleged plots. It then details local drownings at Waltham Abbey, ship arrivals and departures, a square of social events, marriages, a murder in Norwood, robberies, a rectory appointment, and assorted advertisements for KEARSLEY'S POCKET LEDGER with extensive tables and useful data for traders and households.
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Middle Temple
Zoo
Mr. Adams
Sir William Wake
Waltham Abbey
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