Mourning Fashion Slams Fashionable Waste in 1760 Worried Letter
A London letter from December 1760 condemns the universal mourning dress as vanity driven and financially ruinous. It cites soaring costs for cloth and tailoring, luxury demand, and the burden on the poor, urging prudence and potential subpurchary measures to curb conspicuous mourning. It argues restraint would ease trades and support national economy during wartime.
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Dean Swift
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Public Ledger Advertisers At London Booksellers
For the convenience of readers at St James's End the Public Ledger may be had from booksellers in London. Mr Supropline at New Bond Street, Mr Davis in Piccadilly, Mr Moran near the piazza of Covent Garden, Mr Becker near the New Church in the Strand. Advertisements are taken by them.
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St., James’s End
Public Ledger
Suropluine
New Bond-street
Davis
Piccadilly
Moran
Becker
New Church
Thy Strand
Letter from Petersturgh on peace feasibility in war
The writer notes English efforts to seek peace through negotiations with the High Chancellor and Vienna. It discusses potential actions by Imperial authorities to influence the Empress Queen toward settlement with the King of Prussia and suggests renewed talks could end the war, though details are unclear.
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Port News
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Stone
St. Kitt’s
Martin
Lisbon
Tyson
Stubbs
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Andrew
Anson
Flensburgh
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Wilson
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Chilton
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Petersturgh
Vienna
Praia
Iara
Kotedon
Peter
Prafsia
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