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This Day Seamen Admission to Greenwich Hospital and Local Notices
The piece reports admissions to Greenwich Hospital for seamen, a court move from Richmond to Hampton Court, and a series of local items. It notes the ordination at St Paul’s, a soldier executed for desertion at Blackheath, and regiment activities in Hyde Park. Obituaries, appointments, and stock prices appear, plus notices of prisoners shipped to America and various land and property auctions and notices. It includes thefts and rewards for missing horses and a land sale description near Peterborough, with multiple names and places listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Hospital
Richmond
Hampton Court
London
St. Paul’s
Kirks
Black-heath
Skerret
Greenwich
Hydes Park
General Wills
Vine-street
St James's Church
Shiall Howard
Rochester
Bridges
Earl of Radnor
France
South Sea
York
Royal Exchanges Assurance
London Assurance
Dia