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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 30, 1780
Page
4
Fragmentary historical note references Lonion Evening Pol and Royal Munificence. Mentions Windsor Knight Keppel, Surrey, and approval or favor in a royal context. Lacks clear event or date, preserving only scattered named entities and vague wishes.
In Guildford on September 28, a volatile debate marks the Surrey race scene as virtuous sport meets venal plots. The crowd foresees a noble victor among jockeys despite unscrupulous rivals, with cheers likely to echo through the grounds.
The town buzzed with news that Mr. Fox was killed in a duel, but the report proved false as Fox is unharmed. Eyewitnesses say a young man named Fox was only run down, not slain, and the confusion arose from a misheard tale.
Fragmentary verse passage speaks of vengeance and reward as a Scot vows to kill and gain tenfold wealth, addressing Afr. AD Y wounding Fox and promising a traveler’s fate for mankind. The lines mix historical callouts with apocryphal claims of money and status tied to a violent act.
A compilation of 18th century letters from elected representatives and electors. George Evelyn BosCawen and others thank Suffolk and Truro voters for support, pledge faithful service, and comment on political return while lamenting treacherous opponents. Notes include hops growers in Surrey promising to withhold hops from Weyhill fair by October.
A London Gazette style reflection warns of Cornwallis’s critical fate as British forces face reinforcement shortages and Washington’s threat. It cites Clinton’s inability to attack with current numbers, calls for ministerial reform, and notes dispatches from America alongside royal illness and Parliament elections.
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