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Thefts, Fires, and Notices in Weyhill and Nearby Parishes
A collection of crime and public notices including a Weyhill Fair arson attempt with 20 guinea reward, a missing gelding reward near Warmitter, a note about a 501 pound hand debt, and various property let adverts. Also includes religious and medical tract advertisements and early 18th century selling of tobacco remedies and books. Names include Thomas Drake, John Masklin, and James Walker. Places cited include Weyhill, Wilts, Abingdon, Chiswick, Fleet Street, and London exchanges. Dates centered on the 1720s fair day and notices from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyhill Fair
Southampton
Thomas Drake
Anyerson
Heneas
John Masklin
Warmitter
Wilts
John Maskio
Thomas Stevens
Shell
Abingdon
Berks
Mathew Hare
Sat
ton-Coure
Chiswick
James Walker
York-ftreet
Covent-Garden
Charles Barnard
Little Sotcoo
Turoham Green