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Burton races and notices haunt old English chronicle
An 18th century broadside fragment advertises a horse race meeting at Burton upon Trent with purses of 20 guineas and 10 pounds, listing entry rules and weights, plus notices of a missing horse, a rewarded horse theft tip, and a London advertisement for a patent breath and teeth remedy with claimed cures and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Trent
St. Ford
Chesterfeld
Lord Molineaux
Galloways
Lynch
Wickfeld
Hatchet Lane
Windsor
John Rolls
Wickfield
Mr. Wyane
Bell-yard
Temple-bar
London
Boern Bridge
New
John Jolly
Warrington
Mr. Ratford
Rose and Crown
St. Clement’s Church
Strand
Arundel S Street
Eady Pr
Haydon-yard