Subscription for Landmen Volunteers in Westminster 1759
A meeting of county nobility gentry and others at St Alban’s Tavern Westminster on September 16 1759 authorized a subscription drive to recruit able bodied men for His Majesty’s forces. Funds to be collected by a committee and bank receivers then paid to bankers for the enlistment project, with surplus rewards offered to willing volunteers. Request sent to Lord Ligonier for officer support and Duke of Newcastle to present the resolutions to the King.
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Household effects and furniture to be sold at auction
A sale of a large household stock including furniture, beds, quilts, curtains, tables, chairs and kitchen items. Brewing coppers and utensils, a good mangle and a clock form part of the lot. The auction at the King's Head in Coventry begins Friday at eleven o'clock with catalogues available at the sale venue and at the Golden Head on Gerrard Street.
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Disturbances in Tunis and European War News
A late July dispatch notes Lidy Jones’s son, exiled after Tunisian unrest, planning to stir disturbances. From Cadiz to Naples to Genoa, reports describe troop moves, court martial threats, and Austrian, Prussian, and French forces maneuvering around European capitals and ports. The period telegraph details ships, fortifications, and high-level diplomacy amid ongoing warfare.
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French Army Hit by Bloody Flux and Granby Takes Command
Private secter from the Aled Army reports the Bloody Flux rages in the French Army. The Marquis of Granby assumes command of the Exuris Troops with universal satisfaction. General Merye suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruises but is on the road to recovery.
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