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Fragmented letters reveal Corsican plans and Jamaica trade
A mix of dispatches reports Corsican placards promising safe conduct for exiles, French ministry focus on agriculture and arts, and rising rents in Corte. News from Jamaica notes strong slave demand and a looming war hint. Additional items cover seizures, fires, and local deaths with brief public notices and marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Chevalier de St
France
Sublime Porte
Philadelphia
Society-hill
Jamaica
Spapith
South America
West Indies
Jones
Lynn
Norfolk
Isola-Roffa
M. d’Arcambal
Count de Vaux
Gio
Carlo
Saliceti
Agostini
Pelone
Bastia
Corte
Mien
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Morocco
Salem
Tarian
Bilboa
St. Ubes
England
Spain
Boston
Rome
Sacred College
Cardinal Pallanicini
Father Bontempi
Cloyster
Holy Father
Brother Frances
Mejordomo
Port Pia
Plaistow
Essex
Moulseyhurst
Hampton
Wilton
Earl of Pembroke
Athes
Norton-hill
Kensington
John-treer
Oxford-market
Blaike
Market-lane
St. James’s Market
Kelvedon
Regnier