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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a Smyrna letter reports Mr. Whaley and two gentlemen traveling to Jerusalem to settle a 30,000l bet with the Duke of Leinster, Lord Dorgheda, and others. Their itinerary includes Cyprus, Jaffa, Aleppo, Constantinople, Black Sea, Archipelago, Messina, Etna, Sicily, Italy, Switzerland, and France before returning to England.
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Extract of a letter from Smyrna, dated December 2.
"I have seen Mr. Whaley, and two other gentlemen. They are going to Jerusalem, to decide a bet of 30,000l. which Mr. Whaley has laid with the duke of Leinster, lord Dorgheda, and some others. They go from hence to Cyprus, thence to Jaffa, and from that to Jerusalem; and return to this place by Aleppo. They intend afterwards going to Constantinople, to take a trip up to the Black Sea, visit the Archipelago, land at Messina, view Etna, and the other parts of Sicily, and return to England through Italy, Switzerland, and France."
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Smyrna
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December 2
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bet of 30,000l to be decided in jerusalem
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Mr. Whaley and two other gentlemen are traveling from Smyrna to Cyprus, Jaffa, Jerusalem to settle the bet, returning via Aleppo, then to Constantinople, Black Sea, Archipelago, Messina, Etna, Sicily, and back to England through Italy, Switzerland, and France.