General Waskins appointed lieutenant general in America
Hartford dated June 13 reports General Waskins n is appointed lieutenant general of his majesty's troops in America and vice admiral of the White Flag a rare honor for a foreigner. Also London reports the sloop Hancock returning from a cruise with the brig Friendship laden with 306 pipes of Madeira wine bound for New York and the privateer ship Harrison of 76 guns captured by the Galatea and taken to New York.
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Connecicut Courant
Hartford
Waskins
Mott Christian Majesty
America
New
London
Hancock
Richards
Friendship
Wm. Robinson
New York
Harrison
Newbury
John Stanley
Putvy ‘Cordil
St. Christopher’s
Liang Fleet
Lorda North
Germain
Br Christopher’s
Guizesige Rodecy
Hampton
Virginia
Charles
North Carolina
Charige
Alndes
Leuc
L. Broa Feveer
Rodney
Taylor
Conqueror
Albemarle
Britannia
Moriaix
Portmouth
Grand Fleet
Digby
Falmouth
Liverpool
Dunkirk
Tabitha
Anne
Bermuda
Bolton
Creighton
Mackenlay
Tobago
Elizabeth
Simpson
Anna
Peterson
Coscilia
Crawford
Christiana
Bane
Park
Hope
Campbell
Neptune
Montgomery
Nelly
Galt
Sucess
Small
St. Andrew
Scott
Robert
Clyde
Jamaica
Hanover
Lisbon
Channel
England
Rewiind
Phe
Canterbury
Viscount Stormont
London notices and naval intelligence from 1780
A London fragment details oath taking, political pressure, and naval movements. It reports Sir John Stanley, solicitor general, arrivals from the Sandwich and Conqueror, ship losses, cartel arrivals, and privateer actions. It includes a circular from bishops seeking Papist parish counts and Protestant school inquiries, dated 1780 with a prior return from James II era.
London News Chronicle 18th Century Notices
Fragmented 18th century OCR with multiple items including shipwrecks, bread-price order, a grievous murder, marriages and deaths, and a political letter from John Wilkes to Middlesex Freeholders. Names include Vermonh, Christchurch, Milton, Buffy, Burgess, Davies, Buddington, Petrie, James Dangzifield, William Honeywood, Brudenell, Mullard, Storck, Dale Ingram, and Wilkes. Obscure dates and places. note the letter seeks support for Wilkes in the general election. The text blends crime, civic notices, obits, and political appeals.
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Cowes
Vermonh
Furtt
Lors
A. Milton
Christchurch
Hants
June Buffy
William Burgess
Mauruslane
Davies
Sarafarint
Angley
Benjamin
Buddington
Ely
Anfield
Lady of the
Chichester
Sutton
Eilenbury
Berks
James Dangzifield
Twickenham
William Honeywood
Bishopsgate-street
Great
Godkreet
Westminster
Frederick Brudenell
Watford
Joseph Mullard
Stoke Newington
Mr. Storck
Dorking
Lha
Myawaring
Cornhill
Ingram
Christ’s ‘Hospital
Bedford and surrounding boroughs rally for 1780 elections
The letters show candidates Wake Ludlow Cornwall Gloucester and others appealing to Freeholders Clergy and electors across Bedford Ludlow Bodmin Gloucester and surrounding boroughs. They pledge loyalty to local interests and constitutional liberty while seeking votes and support ahead of ballots in August and September 1780.
Rochester Election Meeting for Freemen at Coopers Arms
Heaworthy Freemen of Rochester are urged to meet Friday at eight oclock at John Glandfield s Coopers Arms Five Foot Lane Bermondsey Street Southwark to accompany a respectable body of their brothers to Rochester to ask for the favourable and independent candidates Messrs Gregory and Smith the election being set for Saturday.
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Heaworthy Freemen of
Rochester
Letter to Freeholders on Elections and Liberty
A dated 5th Sept 17.0 letter to Freeholders Citizens and Burgesses of Great Britain condemns corrupt electors and ministers. It warns of loss of liberty empire and all dominions if the right representatives are not chosen to safeguard England and its allies. The signer J Massie calls for trusted leaders to preserve independence and resist oppression.
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Jehn
Great Britain
Évéh
England
J. Massie
General County Meeting for Surrey Representation
County of DURREY announces a general meeting at Epsom on Monday next the 11th instant at twelve oclock noon to nominate Candidates to represent Surrey in the next Parliament. Joseph Mawbey pledges faithful service, zeal, and fidelity, recalling three Parliaments of experience and urging support for the coming nomination and election. Grosvenor Street, Sept 7, 1780.
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Middlesex
Hackney
Middlessex
Janty. A
Epsom
Surrey
Knights of the Shire
Noleeing
Joseph Mawbey
Grosvenor Frzet
Essex MP seeks re election in Chelmsford
John Luther Mylefi, writing from Sept 4, appeals to Essex electors to reappoint him to Parliament. He notes three successive terms, claims upright independent conduct, and asks for continued support at the upcoming election in Chelmsford scheduled for Tuesday the 12th.
Meeting in Bodmin backs Lemon and Eliot as county MPs
At a Cornwall gathering on August 29 1780 the Grand Jury and Sheriff Darell Trelawny unanimously referred Sir William Lemon and Edward Eliot Esq as proper persons to represent the county at the next general election. The meeting also resolved to publicly thank Lemon and Eliot for their conduct in Parliament.
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Cornwall
W. Lemon
Eilot
Bodmin
William Lemon
Edward Eliot
Darell Trelawny
Sherif
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Elderson
Bruth
House of Lords
St. James’s Square
Fulham
James
York
Sam
John Wilkes
Prince’s Court
Westminter
Hall
Euston
University of Cambridge
Aubor
Town of
Bedford
Toun
Borough of
Ludlow
Clive
Frederick Cornwall
Gloucester
N.B
Samuel Fors
King
County of Durrey
County of
Essex
Borden
Chelmsford
Ontlemon
John Luther
Mylefi
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