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West India Merchant jailed for murder near St Paul’s Churchyard
The West India merchant Danistrith was committed to Newgate by the Lord Mayor for the murder of Tho Hill a barber killed at night near St Paul’s Churchyard. The report includes other court and stock exchange items, notices, and advertisements from the period.
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Danistrith
Newgate
Tho Hill
Se.Paul's
Benjamin Knog
Royal
Portmouth
Winchester
Samuel Baxton
St. Giles’s
Clerkenwell-Bridewell
Bibliotheca Literaria
J. Innys
St. Paul
Tho. Woodward
W. Wagilaffe
College of Physicians
Royal Society
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Samuel Butler
Bernard
Ian
Holborn
Cato
London-Journal
British-Journal
T. Warner
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