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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from London reports subscriptions in England for corn and potatoes to aid the poor amid high prices from bad crops; notes surprising luxuries like footmen with umbrellas, men wearing earrings, and Duchess of Devonshire's unique bracelets.
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Extract of a letter from London, February 28.
"Very great subscriptions in all parts of England have been collected for buying corn and potatoes for the poor: the corn has been extremely dear, owing to the bad crops last year. -- To see what luxuries all ranks of people aspire to, is really surprising, for I have just seen a footman behind a coach with an umbrella in his hand, because it rained; can you suppose any thing so ridiculous? and I imagine it will be of equal use to him in summer, to keep his delicate complexion from the scorching sun. All the fine ton men are getting girl earrings like the ladies and look like so many Indian chiefs. The duchess of Devonshire's bracelets are like a dog's collar: a piece of silver or gold plate lined with velvet, her name on one arm, and the place of her abode on the other."
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London
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February 28
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Subscriptions collected across England for corn and potatoes to help the poor due to expensive corn from last year's bad crops. Observations of luxuries: footman using umbrella in rain, men wearing earrings like ladies resembling Indian chiefs, Duchess of Devonshire's bracelets resembling dog's collars with name and abode engraved on velvet-lined plates.