Life of West Indian slaves and colonial overseers examined
A lengthy rebuttal and critique of slave domestic labor in the West Indies contrasts harsh plantation routine with claimed economic costs. The piece discusses slave upkeep, wages, provisions, and weekly allowances, then shifts to public finance and colonial oversight, including correspondence about overseers and bastardy cases, ending with references to governance in India and the East India Company.
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America
Ansually
Ofnaburgh
Pes
Meer Jaffier
Seraja
Dowla
Calcotts
Jaffer
Mr. Watts
Omichund
Chandernagore
Calcutta
Admiral Watson
Sel& Committtee
Select Committee
Lushington
Clive
Walth
Watson
Watts
Meer Jaffer
Lord Clive
Sethjah Dowla
Serajehs Dowla
Frelter
Paikeinsthosle
Meer
Rajimaul
Faikeir
Nabgb
Serajah ‘Dowla
Scrafton
Major Kilpatrick
India
Vansittart
Pytiele
Ocd
Hound
Supfport
Ppgn
Meer Jashiér
Helt
East-India-House
Chinfurah
Dent
Muxadalia
Nabob
Letteys
Derkstanfolibn
Brerefor
John
Carlana
John .Cook
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Harry Venenit E
Ralph Leyceltes
Public Ledger Fragment On Laws And Parish Child Support
Fragmentary note from the Public Ledger discusses defenses of Scotch law and a third recommendation to maintain parish children at the Foundling Hospital.
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Iate Public Ledger
Tong
Gurion
Foundling Hospital
Unclear historical note on Peterborough clerks
A fragmentary 17th century reference mentions Philip Starp Eig Blise Records and Robert Tarrant Eig as son of the Dean of Peterborough, described as one of the Clerks Extraordinary.
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Ath
Philip Starp
Robert Tarrant
Eig
Peterborough
Essential SALT of Lions Lemon Extract Ad
An 18th century advertisement touts a lemon extract called the True Essential Salt of Lions Saur praised as a purer lemon flavor and versatile cleaner. It claims superior steadiness, economy, and whitening power for fabrics and inks, with retail outlets listed across London and a one shilling box price.
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Lyon
William Bayley
Cockpar-street
Hay Market
London
J. Price
India
Leadenhall Street
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Churchyard
F. Grosvenor
Hoborn
A. Rothwell
New Bond
Leprosy Cure Promoted in London Drops Sale
A letter to Mrs Norton of Golden Square London reports a remarkable cure of a severe scurvy and leprosy like condition in a boy, attributed to John Norton’s Drops. The note invites others to verify efficacy via testimonials from cured patients and lists multiple shops and agents selling the remedy across London.
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Golden-quate, London
Aux
Harhé
Nortos
Golden-S Quare
Pic-cadilly
London
Ty John Norton
Squire
John North
Maredant
Norton
Keen
Fleet-street
P. Shatwell
Adélphi
Strand
Deering
Newport Street
Long Acre
Bristol
Stratford
Bachwin
Greenwich
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Fréin
The
London Gazette
Berlin
Foly Ae
Henry
Ferdinand
Frederick of
Brunswick
Sans Souci
Stockholm
Flangers
Algiers
Hooglant
Mediterranean
Denmark
Warsaw
Haddick
Lithuania
Bruffilis Falyg
France
Germany
Italy
Tep
Willian Hart
Stafford
Morris
Hugh Palliser
Hig Mrajesty
Navy
Boroughshire
Yorkshire
James West
Bankes
Solander
Ireland
Marine
Paris
Greenland
Davis’s Straits
Baffin’s’ Bay
Corsica
Narbonne
Bastia
Count de Marbeuf
Butter
East-India
Coto-4mandel
Tanjour
House of A
Glasgow
Deptford
Bheriwood
Britannia
Dale
Hull
House of Commons
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Nathaniel Lane
Great Roffel Coast
Covent: Garden
Dr. Burrows
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Ward
Fletcher and Hodson
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Burrows
J. Fletcher and
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