Loyal Address to the King on American Rebellion
A speaker urges Lord Mayor to unite citizens in a loyal address to the Crown, arguing that England’s supremacy and finances depend on resisting American rebellion. The text warns of war, argues against taxation without redress, and contends a standing army would ruin commerce, fisheries, and agriculture, driving the nation toward despotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beld
Auter
England
America
Atlantic
Middlesex Journal
New-York
Pensylvania
Liz
Observations on the A&s of the thirteenth Parliament
A critical critique of a writer who defends liberty yet champions American subjugation under British law. The author disparages the defender's use of letters and acts to justify taxation and asserts rights exist beyond charters. He argues Britain errs in its stance on India, the Declaratory Act, and subsequent acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bins
Tee Hien
América
England
America
A&s
Great Britain
Poland
Sif
Britain
Teleniesj
Great Improvements by Jamatca AUR Kenyon Swamp Drainage
Jamatca AUR Kenyon purchased a swamp for a thousand pounds and surveyed it to plan drains to dry it. He cut a central navigable main drain, plus cross cuts, enabling boat traffic and reducing cattle needs. He built sugar works on dry land, used waterways as roads, and planned manure strategies with cattle and coastal grasses to sustain cultivation in the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamatca
Kenyon
Wamp
West-Indiag
Editor letter on mercy and truth propagation
Fragmentary letter to the editor argues for mercy and truth as guiding principles. The text hints at cultivation and benevolence but is incomplete, offering little clear context or full argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beneft
Well grounded Hope in a Welsh Court Drama
Fragmentary quotation recounts a trial with Robert Perrendz and Daniel, noting a condemned state, crown evidence, and an attempted confession. The dialogue shows the accused asserting innocence while a brother expresses distress on alleged ignorance of the truth. The passage ends with an implied sense of hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Perrendz
Daniel
Conclusion of the Narrative of Mr Dante Perrreau's Case
In September 1774, I moved to town at Mr William Adair's urging to aid my health and pursue a seat for Huntingdon. Adair pressed for bonds and money to fund a banking venture with my brother, Mrs Rudd overseeing payments. plans shifted to Pall Mall housing and a third partner Edward Payne. November saw further borrowing requests from Sir Thomas Frankland and Adair, with bonds prepared and handed to Adair via Mrs Rudd. I faced pressure to secure funds from Dr Brooke and to advance Adair's schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Adair
Lord Sandwich
Womble
Wilson
Rudd
William Adai
William ‘Adair
Messrs
James
Arhur Jones
Thomas Hart
W. Adair
Mestis
Gregg
Lavie
Pall Mall
Adair
Ruddard
Edward Payne
Bond
Harley-street
Thomas Frankland
Yorkshire
Thomas
Mess
Mr. Adair
Wiliam Adair
Quack Medicine Ad Promises Cure for Wide Range of Ailments
An advertisement offers Simple Powder of Quicksilver as an infallible universal medicine curing rheumatism gout jaundice piles scurvy leprosy and many other conditions. It claims lifelong protection from vertigo epilepsy palsy and apoplexy for a small fee and directs readers to contact J Collett at No 6 Kinz Street Bloomsbury with stated visiting hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boba
Levigarten
Kinzstreet
Bloomsbury
J. Cqllett
Marchants Drops advertised by Norton for chronic illness
Elizabeth Haden writes from Lam School House Hanover Street Long Acre describing 1775 treatment with Norton’s Marchant's Drops. She claims great relief from measles related disorders including stomach pains fever cough and digestive issues after using the drops, and notes counterfeiting and official authorization details with warnings to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lam
Hanover-street
Long Acre
Elizabeth Haden
Norton
Golden-square
Piccadilly
London
John Norton
Marchant
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