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Robbery notice and auction of household effects in London 1717
An advertisement records a theft from a gentleman’s house in Putney with items including damask bed hangings, satin quilts, linens, wigs, and silver pieces. It promises a 20 to 40 guinea reward for information leading to capture. A public sale of plate and embroidery is scheduled at Meyers Coffee-house in Bloomsbury on February next, with additional rewards for locating items and details of the robbers.
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Akeni
Putney
Jan
Ericsson Damask
John Williams
Meyer
King-street
Bloomsbury
Red-Lyon-Square
Great Queen Street
C .Egit
J.T. Defaguliers
M.A. F.R.S
Chanvelron
Westminnter
Gein Am-Hall
Essex
Sudbury
Herdas
Coney-street
York
Warding
Will.Court
Judith Harding