Letter Excerpt Reveals Hidden Parliamentary Tension
Fragmentary correspondence shows a woman writing to her sister about fear, secrecy, and imminent parliamentary meetings. The text references a lord, a possible insertion in Parliament, and concern over detection. Included is a note on a cover directed by Lord Grosvenor, labeled Miss Vernon Maid of Honor.
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Carr IE
D— of C
Lord Grosvenor
Miss Vernon
St James's Palace
Grosvenor
London
Fragmentary Card on Chief Justice Jerreares Claim
A readable fragment discusses a lat Tharf birthday card and references Chief Justice Jerreares. The text questions whether self expression by a successor is appropriate and notes doubt about its potential effects. Substantive names and clear context are limited by the damaged OCR.
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Jerreares
Quam Tinnientem cernitur Con
The fragment notes a speaker’s voice as a symbol of contested liberty and questions despotism’s influence. It calls for clearer reasoning behind public speech and laments liberty muted by coercive language. The text situates the discourse on Mansfeld street in June.
London Postscript loud dispatches from Europe crowd June 28
A London Postscript reports a London council at Lord Mansfield's chambers with judges and Privy Councillors. Dispatches arrive from Constantinople via Vienna. ministries weigh legal, measured actions toward America and Boston complaints. Rumors include Hillsborough resignation, a British ambassador's broader business, French grievances, and rivalries among Versailles Stockholm Russia. Additional naval dispatches planned, and Northumberland royals to Alnwick.
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Lord Mansfield
Count de Malzeham
Earl of Rochfort
Viscount Weymouth
Constantinople
Vienna
America
Minnstry
Boston
Bernard
Freland
Lord Hillsborough
English East India Company
Versailles
Stockholm
Europe
England
Portsmouth
Duke
Dutchess of Northumberland
Alnwick Castle
Northumberland
Falmouth
Norfolk Attornes
William Clarke Woodbine
Norfolk
Dublin
Ireland
Extravagant Times and Wildlife Tales From London Streets
A scattered London column reports on courtly spending near Guildhall as the Lord Mayor poll closes, plus notices of a new theatre in Rose Lane, fires destroying Emerton’s fish shop, drownings, burglaries, a marriage in Cookham, and European war news including Corsica magazines and Dutch hostilities.
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Guildhall
Barlow Trecothick
Brass-Crosby
Esgg
Henry Bankesy
New River Company
Oldford
Dorset Garden
Queen’s Arms Tavern
St. Paul’s Church -Yard
Foote
Botton
England
Mr. Emerton
Fleet-market
York-buildings
John Fielding
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Chelsea
Little Queenstreet
Holborn
Price
Higler
Whitechapel-market
Stratford
Cookham
Berkshire
Joseph Searle
Wenman
Hudson
Barbican
Port News Item From June 27 Maritime Report
Port news lists arrivals and departures with ships names captains and origins including Antigua Barbadoes Plymouth Georgia and Britain. Vessels Parham Brown Clarke Batham Bennet Bacca horse and Britannia Deane are named with routes from Plymouth Barbadoes and Georgia to London.
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Port
South
Paffenby
New
Parham
Stocks and bonds market summary from banking page
Market notes show Bank stocks trading near 48 with half rates for India and South Sea items. Announcements reference 3 percent and 4 percent bonds, with India and Bank issues around 82 and 84. Prices quoted include 3 1/2 and 5/8 fractions, plus Navy and Victualling Bills at 17 8, and Long Runtickets at 4s 3d 6d.
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India
Bank Ann
Ann
Wanted Immediate Native Steward Fluently Welsh Speaker
An immediate native of Cars Adigan Brecon Radnor or Glamorgan is sought who speaks Welsh fluently and understands husbandry well. Apply at Mr. CoGuzan’s Stationer Duke Street Grosvenor Square.
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Cars Adigan
Brecon
Radnor
Glamorgan
Paris
Genoa
England
Betl’s
Strand
Wheble
Omée
Queen-Street
Berkley-Square
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Poets Corner
The
Middlesex Journal
BeckFrorp
Brextom
Tom
Stephens
Mansfeld-street
Philoutherius
Postscript
Leghorn
Count de Vaux
Corsica
Lisbon
Tate
Petersburgh
Holland
Prufsia
Port News
Crayford
May’s Place
Bexley Heath
Shooter’s Hill
Kent
Milton
Munn
George’s Court
Red-Lion-Street
Clerkenwell
Avas
Dr. Goldsmith
W.giffin
Garrick’s Head
Catherine Street
Fim
Essa‘y S
Subje
Br. Ws
Bi Iy
Tie Recorder
Duke of Queensbury
Anne
Oxford Magazine
University
Feild
S. Bladon
J.’ Cootd
Scott
Tower-Hill
J. Smith
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