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London Observances of Thanksgiving Across London Town
General Thanksgiving observed with shops shut and churches filled. Royal family attended Chapel Royal St James's and St Pauls services. Lords Spiritual and Temporal attended Abbey and St Margaret's. Court of Directors fixed ship schedules. Grand Jury addressed nuisance prosecutions. Kirkes and Scottish Hospital elections held with large donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
His Majesty
Volunteer Corps
London
Westminster
Chapel-royal
St. James’s
Fisher
Windsor
House of Peers
Abbey Church
Chichester
Pitt
House of Commons
St. Margaret’s Church
Reynell
St. Paul's Church
Mr. Bowen
Duke of York
Prince Ernest
Cols. Brownrnge
Hewgill
Almonry
Gamble
India-house
Glatton
Manship
Ld. Thurairs
Down
Minerva
Beece
Humble
Step
Luthington Endidg Hawkesbury
Woodford
Boddam
Albion
Alfred
Duke of Buccleugh
Hindostan
Abergavenny
Walmer Castle
G. Benham
J. Martin
G. Murray
R. Wardlow
C. Drummond
H. Farrer
Middlesex
Court of King’s Benchy
Jimehouse
Lord ‘Kenyon
Grand Jury
Manwaring
Lord Kenyon