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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1761
Page
2
Reports from Portsmouth to Edinburgh detail ship movements and arrivals as royal preparations intensify for the coronation. Includes Aldborough, Expedition packet, Bedford, Royal George, and other vessels, plus updates on prizes, convoys, and sea dangers. Also notes social events, executions, marriages, and local incidents across English towns and port cities.
The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury announce the start of half pay disbursements for sea officers from August 24 at the Navy Treasurer's Office in Broad Street. Officers must present affidavits of not holding public employment, certificates of Test and Oath compliance, and attorneys may submit these documents if attendance is impossible. Payments will be made on successive days and then recur monthly.
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