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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 22, 1739
Page
1
A London Evening Post notice from September 1739 asks a Worshipful Gentleman about his alleged payments and support from electors. It requests answers on orders from electors and any money or promises tied to a vote, warning it could affect future election decisions.
London readers receive a defender of the liverys view on the election for Aldermen and the upcoming Lord Mayor choice. The letter argues the liverymens right to vote freely, criticizes attempts to bypass them, and questions claims of parliamentary privilege and hereditary entitlement.
News letters describe delayed mail from France and Holland confirming some Dutch ships engaged in clandestine trade while others were seized. the King would release nonculpable vessels as a mark of friendship to Holland. Other dispatches cover Vienna peace talks with the Porte, Belgrade garrison anger, and Polish ransom demands after Turkish incursions.
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