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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 17, 1744
Page
2
The General Post Office in London advertises a highway robbery on the night of Jan 11 near Stangate Hole. It appeals for apprehension of the assailant described as a large dark frocked man on a dark sorrel horse, offering a reward of 200 pounds and a royal pardon to discoverers.
London February 8 1793 a post coach was attacked on the Oxford Road near Turnham Green by a mid-sized highwayman on a sorrel horse. He seized the post boy, opened the bags, and rode off. A reward of 200 pounds is offered for apprehension with further parliamentary rewards. Citizens urged to aid in capture and provide discovery leading to conviction.
A fragmentary 17th or 18th century catalog of plays and authors appears. It includes titles such as The Honest Whore and The Jovial Crew with references to authors like Thomas Dekker and Sir John Lacy, plus notes on publication and pricing.
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