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Proclamation offers rewards for street crimes in London area
A proclamation promises a reward of 1,000 for apprehending anyone committing street robbery or murder in London or Westminster within five miles, within three months, and offers royal pardon to accomplices who confess without causing wounds. Also lists recent deaths and notable appointments, including MPs and officers. Prince Joseph Augustus of Saxony dies of smallpox at Dresden at age seven.
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London
Westminster
William Fuller
Eig. Chofen
Plimpton
Dvor
George Trely
Clifton- Dartmouth-Hardres
Matthew Chitty St. Quintin
Old Sarum
Wiltshire
Thomas Pitt
Oxhrampton
Devon
Thomas Noel
Grenadiers
Foot- Guards
David Yale
John Gumley
Bramber
Sax
Richard Gough
Deceas
Soames
Suffolk
Anne Alfton
Alfton
Edwardston
Samuel le Merchant
Guernsey
Dresden
Princeoseph Ausurtus
Saxony