Very Rare Items and Fatal Wagers Across England
An estate bequeathed to two maiden daughters by a notable figure. Obituaries note Mrs. Stukeley of Queen's Square, Dr. Stukeley, and Dr. Gale’s daughter. Wealthy Mr. King of Wapping dies at his Essex home. Hamburg merchant Mr. Crombleholme dies in Lime Street. A horse-racing wager ends in the rider's death near Bromley. Mr. Markham of Stratford upon Avon robbed near Warwick Market. Prisoners transported to Newgate for upcoming Old Bailey sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stukeley
Queen’s Square
Gale
Lowington
Essex
King
Wapping
Lime-Street
Crombleholme
Markham
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwick Market
New Prison
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Newgate
Mail from Holland and war updates from Aug 20 to Aug 31
News items describe arrivals from Holland and Stockholm dated Aug 20, Prussia preparing for 4000 horse transport to Stralsund, Ruffian fleet sightings uncertain near Pomerania, Prussian skirmishes yielding victories, heavy contributions on Prussia by Marshal Apraxin, Memel tax paid to avoid military execution, archives moved to Custrin, Berlin. Reports from Hamburg, Verden, Stade note French occupation of Verden, Cumberland encampment plans, and garrison reinforcements as Cumberland’s army is readied at a new glacis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carelferoen
Stralsund
Dantzick
Pillau
Pomerania
Cronstadt
Kingdom of Prussia
Apraxin
Memel
Konigsberg
Custrin
Berlin
Hamburgh
Duke of Cumberland
Rottenbourg
Ottersberg
Verden
Bremen
Stade
Scheiter
Zaffrow
French Plan to Resist and Winter in Confrontation
The report notes French forces around 30 000 preparing to join Marshal Richlieu in decisive action against the Duke of Cumberland. They aim to thwart a battle by avoiding Engagement with the superior Allied army while seeking winter quarters and indemnity for recent hardships. Meanwhile reports from Spire and Hague mention casualties from the Bloody Flux and a sharp engagement expected between Cumberland and Richlieu on Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Richlieu
Duke of Cumberland
Spire
Hague
Marshal Richlieu
Taxation and the Press in a Free State
London reflects on government finance and taxes aimed to spare subjects. It argues taxation should be proportional, avoid harming trade and learning, and scrutinizes the late duty on newspapers and ads as damaging to trade, literature, morals, and press freedom. The text extols the press as essential to knowledge, law, rights, and liberty.
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Newport Pagnel
Bury Field
County of Bucks
É&C
Urfe
Horfes, &c
Swan Inn
Newport
Pagnel
Confort
Charles Winson
Warren
Fly
Enwarp Reap
N.B. Greak
Darsham-House
Suffolk
Earl of Powis
Howler
Darsham House
Spackiman
White Horse
Ipswich
Bradshaw, Upholder
Soho Square
London
Lockton
Sandwell
Moffatt
Lancaster-Coure
Strand
New Brentford
N. B
Mr. Barnham
Brentford
William Wright
Samuel Wilson
Bedford
Westcotts
Westcotton
Williampstead
Westcottonend
Goldington
Palmer
Wyld
Lincolns Inn
New Square
High Court of Chancery
Thomas Harris
Lincoln’s Inn
Charles Roper
Sturry
Haugh
Scurry
Westbeere
Hern
Chiflett
Canterbury
Kent
Ashford
Ile of Graine
F&aid Master’s Chambers
Price
William
England
M. Cooper
Paternofter Row
Holland
Stockholm
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