This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 05, 1770
Page
2
A fragment notes that the Parliament of Brittany sent copies of proceedings detailing secret assemblies and offensive discourse. It asserts depositions against persons of rank, with three councils already held. Paris parliament also received the copy, but counsellors urged awaiting ministry decisions before reporting.
From Freehold New Jersey residents angry at lawyers confront the court. A riotous mob prevented the holding of pleas and general sessions, intimidating magistrates and preventing any court from opening on the scheduled date.
March reports from Dublin Douglas Isle of Man say the lighthouse and much of the harbour quay were wrecked by recent floods. Mullingar items note Patrick White, accused of willful murder over a Mullingar stagecoach crash on the 14th, with further fatalities and a claimed broken back dispute. Ballyfapgart man Andrew Crotty drowns in the Blackwater accident. Romish priest Patrick Sweeney recants and joins Protestant church in Den Kilmore.
In Whitchurch Shropshire a benefice was presented by the Duke of Bridgewater to the Rev Mr Egerton archdeacon of Derby. Several prisoners in the castle were convicted of high treason horse stealing sheep stealing and theft. A servant maid sued a farmer for breach of marriage contract and won. A coal-pit fire near town killed four men, one dying after hours.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions St James's and a court drawing with reference to a birth and notable ladies. details are unclear but indicate a historical social scene at St James's with talk of a brilliant appearance.
Reports describe royal appearances at St James's with the death orderic scene, the Earl of Chatham’s arrival, and the Marquis of Graxby en route to Belvoir. It notes anticipated illuminations after a Scottish relief and plans to prorogue Parliament around mid May, plus political maneuvering at the Robinhood society and India proprietors meeting about the House Lift canvass.
Readable passages describe governance changes at the Bank of England with William Cooper as Governor and Robert Payne as Deputy Governor, alongside a list of directors. The piece also covers trade shifts with Hamburgh and Bremen, French finances and funding hesitancy, a planned winter Ranelagh style event, and a robbery report aboard the ship Augular with a suspect arrested in Wapping.
A damaged fragment describes a murder in a London area near Great Russell Street and Pall Mall with several named residents and tradespeople including Nowell of Read Hall and a Mr Barrette a pork butcher. The text is garbled but indicates a Wednesday event and mentions ages and locations around Bloomsbury Browns and Ludgate Hill.
This Day is Published at price 22.6. The COMPLETE COLLECTION includes William Draper letters. Printed for A. Thomson in Newgate. Frets and may be had of all booksellers, stationers, and news-carriers in town and country.
Edward Bevan announces seven Venetian window blinds made with four new Plan of six features and unique patent Pallies. The blinds are designed to be unnoticeable and not repairable, claiming superiority beyond any prior blinds. They are offered to ladies gentlemen merchants and tradesmen for ready money at reasonable terms.
A historical notice from New Brunswick advertising ready money sale terms for casks hampers and bottles. It notes delivery and return arrangements and that money is paid on return, with mintakes to prevent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.