Fire damages hotel near Gizad Sig palace in Vienna
In Vienna on April 11 a dreadful fire broke out in the suburb of Péta near the Gizad Sig palace. The Philian Ambassador’s hotel was in great danger but only some rooms burned thanks to the Jan Tarag’s efforts. the ambassador and family now stay with a gentleman until repairs finish. Grain exports and wartime diplomacy dominate reports from Dantzick and surrounding regions as Congress discussions begin.
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Peperday
Holland
Branve
Aedi
Vienna
Dantzick
Porté Fois
Wallachia
Daniabe
Congress
Warfarny
Rollan Ambas
Exeter
St. Sydiwell’s
Williams
Wellington
Birmingham
Leominster
Longville
Bishops Castle
Ludlow
Lidlow Fair
Thomas Goodman
Athelstone
Private benefactor funds potato plots for poor families
An April report from Chelmsford notes a wealthy neighbor provided aid to distressed poor. He supplied waste and dung, ordered each family to plant a potato garden, paid harvest wages, and sent them home with cheer. Some families have grown crops along roadside, creating hopeful kitchen gardens amid hardship. Extra from Bury and Exeter detail mob violence and food theft affecting workers and factors, with authorities struggling to restore order.
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Chelmsford
Schippe
SH 1 PNE Versus Deal April 26 in Atlantic passages
Fragmentary shipping note lists vessels such as the Montague, Pickles, Ca xblina, and the Antigua Frigate Butler bound for Lisbon with wind directions ESE, and arrivals including the Ann and Mary Morris at Dublin and Grace Curry from Bonny at Barbadoes.
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Deal
Montague
Pickles
Caxblina
Downs
His Majesty
Glory
Seaford
Antigua
Butler
Lisbon
Ann
Mary
Morris
Alfagues
Dublin
Grace
Curry
Bonny
Barbadoes
Unclear OCR fragment notes from Petersburgh to London
Fragmentary auction or travel snippet mentions Petersburgh Venice and Cork, names and places scattered. No clear event or dates, but hints at bids or travel entries with Barbaloes Brittal and Font Britt. The readable items include Petersburgh, London, Cork, Barbaloes, Brittal, and Font Britt with stray numbers.
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Bet
P Petersburgh
Venice
Anne
Gathartie ii
Petére
London
Barbaloes
Cork
Brittal
Font Britt
Queen Carolina Condemned to Perpetual Imprisonment
From Copenhagen reports reveal the Queen Carolina is condemned to perpetual imprisonment and her marriage to the King annulled. The Great Commission heard accusations, with Counsel Bang and Attorney General Aldab leading, as debates arose on divorce terms, royal title after separation, and pension for the Queen. A party of three ladies will accompany her to imprisonment in Castle Ahborg, with oaths to stay confined. The King plans to visit his German dominions, awaiting outcomes for other state prisoners.
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Utrecht
Apal
Wats
Copenhagen
Carolina
Bang
Aldab
Penfion
Ugen
Ahlbourg
King i
Keith
Baron Dieden
Denmark
Royal News and European Affairs Reported Abroad
Letterday notes his Majesty's airing at Richmond and return to the Queen's Palace for dinner. Dispatches from Paris discuss Marquis de Noailles as Ambassador to the States and important decrees. Sweden gifts optical instruments to the Royal Academy. Domestic matters include Count Gwignes dismissals and potential departure from service. Morocco pr ostry and prisoner matters involve Downward and Critchlow. Holland tightens Geneva distillation. Admiralty to cruise against Dutch fishers. Hospital figures show 16,696 children received 1741 1771. Lord Chancellor to preside at Lincoln's Inn Hall with petitions ahead.
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Richmond
Queen’s Palace
Hague
Prusian
A&ion
Gwignes
Downward
Liverpool
Sampson
Tetuan
Morocco
William Critchlow
Lord Rochford
Lords of the Admiralty
Sheerness
Shetland
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
Debtors and fugitives targets in insolvency notices
A distressed page outlines debtor relief rules and insolvent cases while detailing military reviews, regimental movements, public warnings, robberies, and crimes. It notes January 17.725 as a deadline, lists dragoons marching to Maidenhead, and reports street robberies and violent incidents with minimal graphic detail.
Marriages Died and Market Prices in One Page Fragment
Fragmentary OCR from a 19th century page records a marriage at Stepatychidreliy and a death notices column for several individuals, alongside garbled market price figures for corn and barley. Names include Joseph Laiscen of Miles End Old Town and Miss Cedelia Cannadine, with other obfuscated entries and mixed price strings. The text also notes funerals and relocations within London districts and mentions various tradesmen and clerical figures.
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Per Sacka
Stepatychidreliy
Joseph
Walthamitywz
Essex
Cedelia Cannadine
Miles End Old Town
Rodce
Janet
William
Sandwich
Tawidtock- Firéec
Nugent
Paul Hornsoy
Reightibridge
Jonathan Myers
A. Wet
Bishopseate-Street
Field
William’ Field
Pectoral Lozenges of Tolu by T Greenough London
Prepared by T Greenough apothecary at No 7 Ludgate Street London these lozenges promise relief for coughs hoarseness and throat irritations. They claim balsamic tolu benefits and note a counterfeit lawsuit in 1769 while urging inspection of the lid inscription for authenticity.
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T. Greenough
Apothe City
King’s
Ludzate-street
London
the Box
Tolu
W. Bayley
Cockspur-street
A. Rathwell
Civercoat
New Bond-Street
Mgr. Purdie
North Parade
Bath
King's Bench
Chynis
Ludgate- Street
Batsam
TeLs
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Bury
Wedgeldig
Sudbury
Ixworth
Archch Fied
Fim
Dragoons
Maidenhead
Howard
St.James’s Park
Northampton
Acletter
Robert Wood
Wood
Littleton
Middlesex
Oriel College
Oxford
University of Oxford
Charles Newling
St. John’s. College
Cambridge
George Baron Ferrars
Chartley
St. Philip’s
Warwick
Litchfield
Coventry
Westbury
Hereford
John Marshal
Weldon
Norfolk
Norwich
Guildhall
Betsey
Tarnhill
Catron’s Wharf
Clerkenwell Green
Newgate
Falconer
Racquet Court
Fleet-street
Barnet
South Mims Church
Surry
Hertford
Bedford
Huntingdon
Rutland
Leicester
Nottingham
Derby
Salop
Worcester
Gloucester
Waitshire
Ula
Suffolk
Lincoln
York
Durham
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Monmouth
Somerset
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