Proposal to purge officers of French influence in military service
The speaker urges strict limits on officers’ French connections, servants, and alleged susceptibilities. He argues education and French ties cloud judgment, and calls for removing French influences from candidates, halls, and public opinion to safeguard national justice and combat enemy strength. Reports from Berlin and naval notices follow, including ship movements and royal funeral arrangements.
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France
Juvenal
London Common Council Opens Subscription For Landowners to Enlist Soldiers
The 1759 London Guildhall minutes record a resolution to open a voluntary subscription in the Chamber of London to fund bounties for able-bodied landmen who enlist as soldiers in His Majesty's Forces. The Chamberlain is to subscribe 1000 pounds for the city and issue certificates of enlistment, with a program to reward loyal workers and grant trade rights, under military discipline during the war.
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Guildhall
London
Lond
London Guildhall notices and militia rewards 1759
Multiple public notices from Guildhall London and surrounding counties dated Sept 1759 announce a subscription drive with refunds if overfunded, militia enlistment rewards of Guineas, and gazette appeals for defense against invasion. Included are Admiralty court dates, Odiham races schedules, and shop partnership news with new mercery stock.
Wanted Presentation to a Living in a Country
A historical appeal seeks a presentation to a living in a favorable country from 1001 to 2001. The present incumbent should be at least sixty or ready to resign if secured. Send details by post to Meff. Kent and Greenwaller’s at Clifs ford Inn, London, with purchaser terms to be negotiated.
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Kent and Greenwaller’s
Clifsford Inn
London
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