Colonial muster news and naval actions in America
A London reader reports large colonial enlistments in America with 49 000 from Virginia held ready, 20 000 in Pennsylvania, and similar quotas nearby, plus 15 000 in North Carolina and 10 000 in Georgia. Letters from Gibraltar note damage to Barbary fleets, while American cruisers threaten Royal ships and a Philadelphia seizure of a Royal sloop. Lord North’s Nova Scotia plan and a Southwark Electors’ tribute to the Earl of Eglington are discussed. a Southwark commission presents thanks to the Earl for opposing anti-American measures.
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Virginia
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Gibraltar
Barbary
Fial
Philadelphia
Falk- Asad’s
Lord North
Nova Scotia
Lord Manfield
Southwark
America
RicHagno Carpenter Smith
St. Margaret’t Hill
Earl of
Ejinghan
Letter from Southwark electors and naval news fragment
An observed letter from Adelphi Buildings notes gratitude for a resolution from Southwark Borough electors praising constitutional liberty. Updates include Low Dutch and French sailing ships from Bordeaux and St Domingo, a presumed body found near Boulogne, and large lottery prizes announced at Guildhall. A burglary at Coleman Street is reported with thieves stealing from Meff Hornyold and Clough.
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Adelphi Buildings
Southwark
Erfiingham
Richard Carpenter Smith
Prince Orlow
Petersourg
Portmouth
Spithead
Dorothy
Ann
Smith
Newcastle
Boston
Downs
Patty
Stanfield
Dalton
London
Bourdeaux
St. Domingo
Dunkirk
Meff
Hornyold and Clough
Coleman-street
Fenchurch-street
Guildhall
Local Church Promotions Reported In Herefordshire
Fragmentary OCR notes a Reverend Daniel Price promoted to a vicarage in Herefordshire with ties to Brazen Nose College Oxford and a Wood Fireet Comptier term, mentioning Penyard and Wetton under vicarage duties.
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Ted
Daniel Price
Brazen Nose College
Oxon
Wee Hon Wetton
Penyard
Bury
Boh
Herefordshire
House of Lords Thursday proceedings in Scotland appeal
Friday, November 24, the Lords received several bills from the Commons and ordered them read a second time. Counsel was heard on a cause with appellants Robert Greigg and others and respondents James Bruce and others, an appeal from the Court of Sessions in Scotland. The decree was affirmed.
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Commons
Robert Greigg
James Bruce
Court of Sessions
Scotland
Debates in the House on Nova Scotia Petition and mutiny bill
The House passes amendments to the land tax bill and a mutiny and desertion bill. A new writ is issued for Newton, Hampshire. The Nova Scotia Petition triggers a two hour debate over its authenticity. Cumberland is examined and released. A resolution bars duties on Nova Scotia goods while in force, and directs imports of certain direct-from-growth items to Halifax. Debates continue on minsters indemnifying for troops sent to Gibraltar and Port Mahon with questions of constitutional legality.
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Newton
Hants
John Barrington
Bart
Chiltern
Nova Scotia
Burke
Fox
Cumberland
Lord North
George Mey
Grey Cooper
Gilbert Elliiot
Hans Stanley
Assembly of
Assembly
General Assembly
Halifax
Clect
Ilcheer
Gibraltar
Port Mahon
Friends of Adarbitration
Debate on legality of measure over disputed precedent
Speakers opposed argued the motive against evaluating the ministry and warned that admitting doubt would worsen the issue. They claimed the bill would establish a dangerous, unlawful precedent. The debate heated and continued until past midnight before the amendment was rejected 131 to 58.
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