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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 1779
Page
3
On Tuesday wind southwest to southwest and heavy. ships remain as before. Arrivals include Langthorp and Holderness Bray at Hull from Archangel. At Portsmouth Dover Waching Aubry from Opolo. At New York Old Maria Watt from the West Indies. At Tobago Tryal Saunders from Bristol. Offend Salmon Birch from Liverpool.
Letter from Minifink dated July 28 reports Joseph Brant with Tories and Indians attacking the settlement. Four killed, 15 captured, homes burned, barns and church destroyed, and livestock seized. Militia pursued for miles along the Delaware. heavy casualties on the American side, including a colonel and several officers, plus a local justice who was the writer’s son.
Obituary note records the death of a local Alderman at forty-some, with scant legible details. He previously held Barrin Ward office and was elected in 1454 on the oath of Richard Sclater, Esqs. The text also mentions Henry Marshall succeeding him in January and a prior tenure in the Stee area, with sparse dates remaining readable.
A jumbled list of surrender dates and places for various tradespeople and merchants from London Guildhall and other locations. Names include Saund ers of Cricklade Street, John Pratt of Lingoln Bail, and Theo Thomas of Bite, with multiple dates in November and November 29. The fragmentary OCR preserves scattered locations such as Beck Hampton, Avebury, Bridgworth, and St. Mary Lambeth, indicating public surrender declarations in late 19th or early 20th century records.
A storm at Warley Common caused tents and marquees to blow down including the Duke of Devonshire and Argyle’s pavilions. Batteries, hospital buildings, and a drum head were damaged. several barrels of powder spoiled. men were scattered or missing after the muster. A court martial sentenced seven men caught plundering officers’ shelters to three hundred lashes.
A damaged hospital tent collapse injures officers and men, three men die while being carried to the hospital, and a grand review is planned. The text mentions kitchens to house officers, field tents, and a corporal shot during a break in at Mr Collins's house.
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