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19 December 1772
Watson, Brook (1735-1807)
to Joshua Mauger
Encloses bank post bills; the Adamant has arrived safely in Halifax; ship arrived at Boston.
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22 December 1772
Mrs. Tyson is deathly ill. Her doctor has advised her to go to Bath. The Adamant is kept off coast by easterly winds, so it will not be able to sail on time.
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29 December 1772
He did visit Mrs. Tyson and she is much better. The winds have also died down.
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4 January 1773
Four Principal Houses [banks] in Holland have stopped payment, forcing as many Houses in London to do the same. He notes that : "The Jews suffer most severely and its thought many great Houses will be greatly Injur'd."
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15 October 1774
Mauger has been re-elected to parliament for Poole. Watson impatiently awaits a ship from Boston but fears it will bring bad news. ". . .this Country have [sic] enacted Laws they cannot enforce and the Americans have Advanced too far to retreat....
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