Isle of Man style letter to Mr Stephen 1772 critique
A handwritten style letter from 1772 criticizes Mr Stephen, alleging scandalous scenes about his past. It accuses him of fleeing to France, associating with renegades, aiding a Dorset Catholic baronet, and instigating riots in the King's Bench. The writer demands disavowal or risk damaging his reputation amid Wilkes controversy.
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Wilkes
Jackson
Publici Advertiser
Stéphen
England
Stephen
France
Thasoon
Ce Oy
Dorset- Shire
King’s Bench
Letter to Painter of the Middlesex Journal on Ward Elections
A friend forwards a note from December 22 stating two Common Councilmen will decline, prompting talk of appointing a new representative. The letter targets Farringdon Wixhoat residents and asks Painter to run, with Reynolds named by Hitchcock. It stresses reliance on gut voters and asks for an infant reply of approval.
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Farringdon Wixhoat
Prince’s Cour
Mascatt
Reynolds
Hitchcock
Fragmented Critique of Princes Morals and Court Decadence
The passage laments royal corruption under a regnant monarch, contrasting personal virtue with courtly hypocrisy. It attacks the king’s pliant courtiers, lax morals, and the proliferation of vice at court, urging virtue and domestic happiness as true freedoms while condemning lavish vanity and tyranny.
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Gourt
Charles the Second
Honocur
Sandwich
Grafton
Rigby
Luttrell
London gossip on royal intrigues and court appointments
A London correspondence laments threats to constitutional order through royal meddling in nobles mares and marriages. It notes potential bedchamber appointments for the Duchess of Cumberland and lists others tied to the court. Reports indepth on Dublin, Berlin, and Windsor developments, with local crimes and oddities from Oxford and Greenwich.
Marriages and deaths among Portsmouth residents and arrivals
Yesterday married Dr Lacy of Rosemiller to Miss Nancy Richards of Highgate. On Thursday died in St Catherine near the Tower Mr Andrew Coppack aged ten, who fled to England in 1683 as a refugee. Portsmouth news lists ships arrived and sailed, including Constant Friend Mallam from Frederickstadt and Three Sisters Millner from Riga.
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Lacy
RoseM@ller
Nancy Richards
Highgate
St. Catherines
Tower
Andrew.Coppack
England
Portsmouth
Mallam
Frederickstadt
Sophia
Elizabeth
Wagenaar
Stockholm
Mother Bank
Three Sisters
Millner
Riga
Montagu
Waterss
Plymoach
Political Intelligence of Scotch Pack and Hounds
Wednesday all the Scotch Pack appeared with their collars on as Lieut. Burne and others of the crew cringing. Spaniels were set aside for the year and two half bred English hounds at the door to bark at the bull dog. The Spaniels were frightened and yelped at the false alarm while the trackers smelled out his haunt. Poor Hounds get a bone only after the Scotch Dogs have fed, then pick them clean.
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Duke of Cumberland
Freth
Scotland
Denmark
St. James's
Bridget Lane
Carliffe
Piercy
Lord Heptford
Molyfeux
Hinchingbrook
Duchéls ‘of Grafton
North
Beanchniap
Craven
Mount Stewart
James
Elliot
Dyson
Royal
London
England
Groree
Mango
Great Britain
Ferry
Pinchey
Pisa
Gloucester
Lord Townshend
George Macartney
Ireland
Rufia
Viscount Roarney
Berlin
Oxford
Old Bailey
Ludgate-hill
Maidenhead
Atley
Faylor
Young Wilkes
Greenwich
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Holborn
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Flendell
Young
A'Wett Wiseer Tour Draws Notice Across Country
The text notes that future intelligence and correspondence will receive proper attention and warns that delaying the copy could risk permanent deferral. It suggests vigilance in ensuring timely dissemination of information.
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Alauays
Stocks and Bonds Market Snapshot From One Day
Stock prices and bond notes show varied activity with several per cent figures and fractions. References include banks, the Navy, and multiple old securities with notes on open and premium positions and new and old stock listings.
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New S. S. Ann
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Tournal
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Andia
Navy
Society Sir
Birchin-Laxe
Igie
Polk
Press
Peter Puzzle
Clodio
Coffee House Peripatetic
Hilario
William Browne
A. Hamilton
St. John’s Gate
Robinson and
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