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Peace and Militia Measures After Riots in York and Whitby
Reported letters and notices describe authorities praising inhabitants for arming to uphold public peace, with towns forming associations to train and defend property. Mentions include Quaker participation, hasty prize drawings, clergy changes, and marriage notices amid a broad miscellany of commercial stock and financial items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiathethold
Whitby
York
Thac
Aherahem
Slade
Céere
Henry Stone
Newton-Cap
Worcester
William Oliver
Arthur. Cayley
Filing- Dales
Easington
Cleveland
Hill
Leonard Thompson
Sheriff
Hutton
Yorkshire
Elys
Thompt N
Luke Thompson