Resigned to Public Service Yet Guarded Lottery Prospect
A 1739 letter from C. W. Boughson Rouse praises election support and pledges faithful service in Parliament. The text then advertises a state lottery adventuring scheme offering prizes for one or half guineas, with details on shares, premiums, and legal safeguards, citing the Bank of England and offices in Edinburgh and London.
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C. W. Boughson Rouse
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Richardson
Cornhill
Charing-cross
Saie L-nery
Ion
Hella’ Guiricayons
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White and Mitchell’s
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Edineburgh
Banke of England
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London News Leads With Secret Dispatches From America
London reports fresh dispatches from Brigadier General Dalrymple via Sir Henry Clinton in New York. The letters claim the American war effort is dire, with 29,000 New England troops under Washington, French forces under Washington, and heavy artillery from France, signaling urgency and panic in New York.
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Henry Clinton
New York
New England
Wathington
Washington
France
America
Admiral Graves
Rhode Island
Térnay
Rhode Mand
Ternay
Coliguer
Canada
United States
Tien
Peece
Pha
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Probladharsod
Wat
West
Wablington
Arpot
Wallington
Frosty
West Indies
Jamaica
Monsieur de Guiche
Monsieur de Guichen
Virginia
RhodesMand
Dalrymplé
Admiral Greaves
Chef- Theo Jaly
Rastbourne
Sussex
Guildhall
Court of Common Council
Richard Hill’s pledge as Shrewsbury County Rep 1789
In Shrewsbury on September 20 1789 Richard Hill writes to SALOP clergy and gentry thanking them for electing him as one of four representatives. He vows independence yet loyalty to constitutional principles, aiming to serve with integrity, supporting public welfare, and seeking approval of his constituents while avoiding party bias.
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Shrewsbury
Salop
Richard Hill
Noble acknowledgment from Nol Hel l to the electors
A dated 1730 letter from Nol Hell thanks the Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders for reelecting him as their Representative. He praises their vote as a flattering testimony and pledges faithful adherence to measures he believes promote the general welfare of country and constituents. Dated September 20, 1730.
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Salop
Protestant Family Bible Advertised for Compleat Concordance
A fragment announces a Protestant Family Bible offering the sacred Old and New Testaments with the Apocrypha and explanatory notes. It promises a complete concordance and general reference tool, mailed by a publisher, as a weekly continuation.
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