Political and Market Dispatch from London and Plymouth
Reports from Madrid note heat relief by a storm and poor harvest with high corn prices. New York rumor spreads of Dutch settlements and mine prospects in Tourgana Millip region. Navy staffing plans include five marine companies, new housing at Plymouth and Chatham, and a monthly wages cess for Greenwich hospital. MEWMARKET October 1743 details schedule for racing meetings with numerous purse events and subscriptions among nobility and gentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West-India
North America
New York
Tourgana
Mediterranean
Sheigh’s
Chatham
Plymouth
Navy
Greenwich Hospital
Scotland Tar Works and Marriages in London and District
From Scotland word arrives of abundant tar from fir and pine in Lothian, plans to build a tar manufacturer to lessen East Country trade. A marriage in St Paul’s area links Mr Smith of Bond Street and Mr Street to Miss Guest. Obituaries include Hugh Browne of Bridgroome and Miss Elizabeth Morley aged 22. Shipping news note arrivals and departures, cargoes and prices from Riga to Hamburg, with a long table of commodities and market quotes including tea, sugar, and spices. Casualties list shows drownings, deaths by smallpox, fevers, and burials this week. Prices for gold, coins, and foreign exchange are listed alongside multiple market items and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
North Carolina
Shire
Lothian
Rayner
St. Paul’s
Smith
Bond Street
Sreet
Guest
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Hugh Browne
Bridgrowne
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwickhiire
Wandworth
Elizabeth
Ann Morley
West Indies
Belfast
Hamburg
Dunkirk
Russia
Portugal
Dublin
Germany
Deni
Sevile
St. Sebastians
Tyson
Stubbs
St. Nitts
Windlee
N. E
Grocery Price List of Dried Goods and Commodities
A dense OCR list showing prices across numerous items including pimento, pepper jambe, Malabar, Currans, ginger, rice, sugar, cotton, spices, dyes, and textiles. It cites multiple colonial regions such as Jamaica, Guadaloupe, Barbados, Montserrat, Leeward Islands, Smyrna, Cyprus, Acra, Bengal, Narva, Petersburgh, Riga, Lignum Vitae, and Sweden. The figures mix shillings and pence, pounds, per ton and per barrel, reflecting a broad historical market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Guadaloupe
Kitt’s
Montserrat
mcNevis
Barbados
Leeward Islands
Barbadoes
Smyrna
Thalta I-Hilf
Cyprus
Acra
Yarnigh —Bengal Ditty
Surac
Delignan
Marenburg
Koning Paternofter
Heiwap
Riga
Petersb
Gany
New-England
Stockholm
Letter over Captain Forbes and Murray affair in Paris
A dated aide memoire describes Captain Forbes allegedly concealed at Forbes's house and Mr Murray's arrest by order of Marshal Noailles. Wilkes, Murray, and Forbes are linked to a prior dispute with threats of fighting, while Forbes is defended as rash but civil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Forbes
Mr. Wilkes
Mr. Murray
Monsieur Goy
Mr Murray
Hore de Saxe
Fontainbleou
Wilkes
Paris
Flanders
Menin
Captai Forbes
Pott
Dunkirk
Forbes
Alexander Murray
Lord Egremont
Rainsford
Letter Excerpt Reveals Wilkes and Goy Plans in Paris
Fragmented dispatch discusses John Wilkes and Monsieur Goy plotting in Paris, referencing Captain Forbes, delays, and a move toward Austrian Flanders. Letters describe arranging transport, identifying confidants, and awaiting commands, with mentions of Hotel de Saxe and Rue St. Anne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Anne
Butte Lam
St. Rech
C. le Commissaire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr.Shafto
Duke of
Mr. Vernon
Carter
Mr. Panton
Mr. Shafta
Duke of Grafton
Duke
Devonhire
J. Lowther
J. Moore
Ancaster
Lord Halingook
Regulus
Rockingham
Duke of of
R.H
Ld. Orford
Grafveno
D. of
D. Rockingham
Portmore
Gower
Kingston
Bridgewater
Northumberland
Bolingbroke
Grosvenor
Lonnon-Hrige
Cort
Pris Eas Eas
India
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Hamburgh
Cadiz
Mexico
Stucks
Sper C.consol
Mary & Vict
Long Ann
IGE
É&C
Ipes
Bourdeaux
Madrid
Bilboa
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Lisbon
Porto
Lublin
Bohga
Wien
pPeKoe
Ingle
Midsling
Iyion
Ordin
Sylvester
Indico
Bologna
Porte & Naples
Brazil
Corree East
St-Romingo
Marcinico
Ios Bourbon
C. —Trienduras
Cape de Verde
Oporta Ys
Joup and
Silveer
Malabar
Billapatum
Borneo
St. Domingo
Mastin
Viax Englifly
Tron
Goutead
America
Colebrook
Dale Ghagl
Barson Board
Mrr
Fories
Mooheur Goy
Egr.mori
J Lam
Monsieur Gay
Tam
Hotel de Saxe
John Wilkes
Alexander Murrey
Elys
Goy
Monsieur Gey
Murray
the & Ing
Turlington
Ion
Tie Puplie
Robert Tuntington
Birchin-Lae
Royal Exchange
London
Torlington
Robert Walker
Crowes
Bally
Tierce
Priver
Portsmouth
Wailies
Backfeler
York
C. Price
Mr. Bowen
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