Lady Elliot Dies at Scobbs Relic of Sir William Elliot
Campbell eldest daughter of the Lord Menzie at his seat near that place reports the death yesterday of Lady Elliot Relic to the late Sir William Elliot of Scobbs.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 11, 1739
Page
2
Campbell eldest daughter of the Lord Menzie at his seat near that place reports the death yesterday of Lady Elliot Relic to the late Sir William Elliot of Scobbs.
Gloucester races resumed with five and six year olds, Smiling Molly winning two heats and Aurelia taking the Stakes. Other races included Farr Pity and Squirrel wins, Merry Cupid and Cato, then Bucks won by a horse from Driver of Hereford. Newcastle and Sunderland racing notes follow with Castawiy, Krown Mare, Trufly, and Whitefoot wins. A drowning accident on the Tyne marred a river outing. Two men, Michael Curry and John Wilson, were executed at West-Gate for murder, with Curry hung in Hagley and Wilson buried in St Johns churchyard.
From London and nearby towns comes word of political maneuvers in Gloucestershire and Staffordshire, naval movements under Admiral Vernon, and notes on marriages, births, and obituaries. Reports mention Norborne Berkeley seeking county seat, the Chester and other peers standing, ships seized at Cadiz and in Madrid, and royal appointments across Ireland and England.
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