London notices on manuscripts and public petition letters
A London notice from 1769 records Isaac Fell swearing to secrecy on authors and manuscripts for the Middlesex Journal. It includes instructions on returning manuscripts, a public letter urging a Southwark electors meeting, and a Benevolus letter praising Dr Dominicen’s Chelsea baths with a description of the cure process and a call for a fuller explanation.
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Middlesex Journal
Fell
London
Towers
Mansey, Bart
S IR
Southwark
Surry
Thrale
House of C———s
Curiosus
Dominicen
Chelsea
Titus
Benevolus
Destruction in Constantinople and Baltic News
From the London Gazette and abroad reports a Constantinople fire raged twelve hours near the Hippodrome and St Sophia consuming palaces mosques and about 600 houses. Other notices describe naval actions near Sambour and a Corsican ship dispute with France and Holland.
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Constantinople
Hippodrome
St. Sophia
Porte
Holland
Flanders
Little Tom the Groom Walks Off Key into the Night
In Bith, August 24, a man known as Little Tom the groom walked deliberately off the key into the night. Details are sparse as the town investigates the incident and its motive remains unclear.
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Country News
Little Tom
River tragedy and weather disasters reported nearby
A river drowning and multiple lightning strikes are described with injuries and fatalities. August notices from Birmingham and Cambridge report deaths and legal actions for cruel treatment of an elderly woman. Chelmsford militia orders and a farmer found dead with his sword still in hand conclude the roundup of August incidents.
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Birmingham
Raufoh
Tilbury
Cambridge
Granchester
Caldecot
Plumptree
Chelmsford
Taylor
Wimbish
Saffron Walden
London News Summary of Middlesex Petition and Atlantic Rumors
London dispatches report a potential bill to bar insurance of enemy ships and goods in future wars. Electors of Westminster debated a petition to dissolve Parliament. Various foreign affairs, naval movements, and appointments abroad are noted, including East Indies settlement talk and Hyder Ali rumors. Local prices rise due to wheat shortages amid monopolies.
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Prince Mazareno
Great Ormond Street
Madrid
Great Britain
Westminster
Globe Tavern
Strand
Middlesex
Commons
England
Somerset
Divine
Glynn
Leigh
Horne
Onstow
Onslow
Croydon
Common Pleas
Dunning
Wilkes
America
Sir Francis
American
Saloo
Sumatra
East India Company
Alexander Dalrymple
Hyder Aily
East Indies
States General of
United Provinces
Poland
Prushian
Lithuania
Prince of Conde
Vienna
Antonietta
Dauphin
Italy
Elizabeth
Duke of Chablaiss
Inspruck
Tyreleo
Africa
Indies
Grand Bay Bay
Grenada
Carter
Jameica
Black River
Campeachy
Guarda
Costa
Echick de Honfleur
Ben
Monté Christo
St. Domingo
Sainsbury
Bury-street
St. James's
Horber
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Isaac Fell
Pater-Nosterrow
Lennon
Mansion House
Sam. Turner
N. B. Ar. Fell
Sir
The
London Gazette
Peterbourgh
Count de Romanzou
Sambour
Desarts
Bog
Brunswick
Duke of Gloucester
Hanover
Leopold
Hague
Mynheer William van Schuylenburch
Bommenede
Friesland
States General
Republic of Genoa
France
Corsica
Ship News
Wind S. W
Neptune
Blackburnny
Lifton
Dolphin
Simblet
Carolina
Lord Campden
Johnson
Virginia
Borondal
Bristol
Deal
Constant Jane
Jackson
Dublin
Gravesend
Augustus
Francis
Moor
Senegal
Vine
Cheesman
North Carolina
Liberty
Pearson
Mogadore
Burner
Jamaica
Antigua
Butler
Deep Bay
Brown
St. Kitt’s
Dover
Kingston
Logie
Cork
St. Antony
M‘carthy
Malaga
Yarmouth
Constant Ann
Gottenburgh
Leith
Mary
Murry
Peggy
Mathison
St. Lugar
Providence
Patron
Hambro
Holl
Rufford
M‘farland
Rigas
Judith
Crown Apollo
Longthorp
Henrietta
Piper
Concord
Sutton
Quebec
Thomas and
Jane
Godefs
Spalding
Chayming Sally
T. .Manfield
Montferra
Brilliant
W. Myall
R. Stonehouse
J. Swealys
J. Sanderson
T. Clark
St., Kitt’s
Mautton
Frigue
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