American Newspaper Editor Challenges Veracity of Report from London, 1764
London, September 8. By a Gentleman just arrived from the West Indies, and who had occasion before his departure to touch at Martineco, we are informed, that during the Time he was at that Place, 15 Vessels from N. ...
Dublin Authorities Prevent the Corruption of Youth, 1755
“IRELAND. Dublin, March 1. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, went to several of the Billiard Tables of this City, broke them down, and then burnt them before the Doors. The Attention of our Magistrates ...
Firemen at Work in New York Harbor, 1759
“New-York, January 29 [1759]. . . . On Tuesday last, about 10 o'Clock in the Morning, a Fire broke out on the Ship Nancy, Capt. Hamilton, then lying at Cruger's Wharff, deep loaded with Flaxseed, and almost ready to sail ...
