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Petition of the Poor in Ardmagh Demands Mint Aid
A Dublin influenced letter dated April 22 1729 from Ardmagh petitions Sir Arthur Atcheford and the Grand Jury for relief from the dearth and coin shortage. It cites debt worsened by scarcity of money and calls for minting or other measures to put silver and halfpence into circulation. The piece notes prior suppression of rebellion era rhetoric and details the public mood, urging royal consideration and action. It reports disturbances including public punishment and a bread shortage affecting women, while listing recent mail arrivals from Holland France and Flanders and summarizing broader European events through April 1729.
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