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Crimes and Escapes Report From 18th Century News
A Tuesday warrant by Col. Weil targets street robbers linked to John Ceffody and the Duke of Newcattle’s House robbery on Richard Bri tains. Robert Hunt is identified, then recaptured near Fleet Street. Phebe Boyle also faces commitment for theft from Mrs. Orley. Letters report Cadiz cargoes, a Knowles marriage, and Carolina fires prompt rebuilding laws. A captured ship’s tale from Pampelonia ends with long escape, imprisonment, and eventual return to service, alongside various maritime and local crime notes.
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Cole Weil
John Ceffody
Duke of Newecattle
Richard Briitains
Robert Hunt
Fleet- Sueet
Sodb
Newgate
Phebe Boyle
Frances Orley
John Pixley
Norwich
Hin
Cadiz
Feo
N.S
Vera Cruz
Barradoes
Knowles
Chaloner Ogle
Iland
Mas Aden
Jamaica
Charles Town
South Carolina
Ancona
T. A
Britannia
Joan Purnell
New York
Brittol
Beerhaven
Ireland
George Marshal
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Dent
St. George's Chapel
Hyde-Park-Gosner