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to Joshua Mauger
8 June 1779
D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788
The House of Commons expects the American War to be finished tomorrow.
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10 June 1779
News that one of their homeward bound ships was captured near the Cape of Good Hope by the French.
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12 June 1779
Mauger requested a copy of a letter printed in the newspaper. Copies of the paper can be obtained but with the letter cut out.
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17 June 1779
Regarding Spain's intention to declare war on England.
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5 November 1779
Admiral Collins is critically ill.
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9 November 1779
Admiral Collins died on Saturday. News of the exchange of officers and prisoners of war. Burgoyne's letter to his constituents is published in the paper.
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14 November 1779
His nephew left £ 150 with friends to pay back his debt to Joshua Mauger. "A great storm I find has arisen against our commander in chief and I hear he is likely to find it difficult to weather it."
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January 23, 1780
Discusses the potential violence that may erupt during political campaigning.
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14 October 1781
He intends to overcharge Miss Durell for the time she spent at Mauger's because of the trouble she caused there.
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17 May 1782
Ned [Edward] is now captain of the "Speedy Pacquet", a government mail ship to the West Indies.
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