When was it published?

August 4, 1768 in The Virginia Gazette

Story August 4, 1768

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What themes does it cover?

Recovery, Moral Virtue, Justice

Q: What keywords are associated?

Mr Wilkes, Kings Bench Prison, Insolvency Act, Prison Petitions, Confinement, Recovery

Williamsburg, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Mr. Wilkes, recovered from illness due to fatigue and confinement, tours the King's Bench prison, reads petitions from poor prisoners seeking an insolvency act via Parliament, and promises his support. He also examines a cellar to stock wines for entertaining friends during his expected month-long imprisonment.

Merged-components note: These two components describe consecutive events involving Mr. Wilkes in the King's Bench prison on the same day, with adjacent bounding boxes indicating they were likely split during initial parsing but form a single coherent story.

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Yesterday Mr. Wilkes being quite recovered from his illness, contracted by overmuch fatigue and confinement, viewed all the parts of the inside of the King's Bench prison, the chapel, &c. and read several petitions from the poor prisoners, earnestly soliciting his service in Parliament, towards obtaining an act of insolvency the ensuing session, which were politely received, with a promise of his endeavours for that purpose.
Mr. Wilkes likewise viewed and examined a large commodious cellar, in order to lay in a stock of choice wines, for entertaining his friends during confinement, which is conjectured will continue about a month.

What sub-type of article is it?

Biography Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Recovery Moral Virtue Justice

What keywords are associated?

Mr Wilkes Kings Bench Prison Insolvency Act Prison Petitions Confinement Recovery

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Wilkes

Where did it happen?

King's Bench Prison

Story Details

Key Persons

Mr. Wilkes

Location

King's Bench Prison

Event Date

Yesterday

Story Details

Recovered Mr. Wilkes tours the prison, receives petitions from poor prisoners for an insolvency act and promises parliamentary aid, and plans to stock wines for friends during his month-long confinement.