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Fragmented War News from 18th Century Port Town
A confusing fragment details a clash and exchange of weapons, a mare event in Cornhill, and locals reacting to alarms and windows being opened. It notes ships sailing and troops aboard transports, a Becket privateer leaving harbor, and financial stock listings from 1726 to 1759 with various bonds and navy bills.
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Hervey
New-York
North America
Cornhill
Lomid
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
James Brown
London
Beckford