First English Bank Forger Vaughan and His Fall
Richard William Vaughan, a Staffordshire lawyer’s brother and London clerk, sought £1000 for marriage to his master's daughter. He forged twenty pound notes and used two of them, was arrested after a failed attempt to reclaim them from his fiancée, and hanged at Tyburn four days after his wedding day. The tale, drawn from the London Standard, recalls the 1758 Old Bailey trial and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard William Vaughan
Vaughan
London
Bank of England
Old Bailey
Tyburn
London Standard
First Trip Delivery Schedule and Returns
The document outlines multiple carrier trips with times for report leave return end and carriers time. It covers five trips including collection and delivery rounds and a window service by two carriers with specific start and end times and durations. It notes business collection from 25 letter boxes and 8 packages and lists times for each phase.
Railroad timetable fragment with Baltimore and Ohio Line
Fragmentary timetable shows May 18 1902 operation across routes including Lexington Harrisonburg Strasburg Winchester Ferry Hagerstown Frederick and Baltimore Philadelphia New York. Mentions ticket checks and rates with B and D railroad offices. D B Martin manager Pager Traffic and T B Parton agent at Winchester listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
A.m
Lexington
Eeeesenve Vaunton
Strasburg Juncti
Winchester
Ean Rs Ferry
Hagerstown
Frederick
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Harpers Ferry
Rakaas
B. &D. Railroad
D. B. Martin
Mgr
T. B. Parton
Agt
Night Watchmen Rules from 1769 Boston Minutes
Selectmen minutes dated November 1 1769 set strict guidelines for night watchmen. They must be orderly announce time and weather in a moderate voice and remain silent when needed to detect unlawful actions. They should suppress riots and secure offenders for morning prosecution and forbid accepting bribes or private satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Boston
Selectmen
Editorial Room Wit Keeps Ground for Story
The journalist returns from a murder case on a rainy day and trudges through a plowed field. The editor scolds the muddy boots, joking that the scene of the crime came with him. The reporter apologizes, saying he needed ground for his story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Surgeon amputates his own thumb tale
A dialogue in the Philadelphia Press muses on a surgeon who amputated his own thumb. The discussion wonders at his nerve and the pain, with speculation that he first used ether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Auction of Frame House and Lot on Ceck Street
The two story frame house and lot No 106 west Ceck street, owned by the Charles Jenkins estate and others, currently occupied by Jesuits, is offered for sale. Terms require one third cash at sale with the balance in two equal annual installments, secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy, with Lynch as Trustee and E L Hodgson as Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. M. Atkinson
West Ceck Street
Charles Jenkins
John Busts
Onc
H. Lynch
E. L. Hodgson
Two Bars Predict Storms by Sound in Receiver
Report claims placing two iron bars seven or eight yards apart linked by insulated wire and telephone can predict a storm twelve hours ahead by a dead sound heard in the receiver. The method rests on a claimed transmission effect and is described as a weather predictor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rufus
Robinson
Fairfax College and Preparatory School
Virginia
Winchester Inn
Fairfax College
G. C. Shepard
The
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
John W.rice
T M Bantz
Court House
Braddock St
Anna Lang
Cincinatti
Ohio
Water Street
H. H. Baker, Baker & Co
Ap- Taxis
J. B. Tilford
North Braddock Street
Goldman’s
North Frederick Pike
M. L
D. F. Fates
N.E
Washington, D, C
Rouss Spring
P. W. Boyd
Wood
T.W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Tieuanin
Pijuest
North Market Street
Portus B. Baker
Evening Star
Shenandoah Valley
N. Y. World
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Woman’s Home Companion
East Water Street
the Evening Star
Riiers
Danae HE
Whiskey Strays
WST & Co
Gearing & Shiner
Noonan
Harm
Circuit Court of
Frederick County
Bean Et
Bean Heirs
Eliza Bean
Joan Kiger
Editorial Room Wit
John Burns
City of Winchester
Scott Grant
Kernstown
D. M’donald
N. Market St
James W. Spellman
Kentucky
Star Job Office
OLD Judge
Ivanhoe
Melrose
OLD Nectar
East Water ST
City Hall
Russell & Green
J. B. Russell & Bro
STAG
E. Chelf
Harper Kentucky Whiskey
Haddox
New England Conservatory of Music
Ivers & Pond
Conservatory
Winchester Banks
J. W. Eberly & CO
Strasburg, Va
Baker's
BAKER
SON
Glaize Bros
B. & O. Depot
Tycoon
Quaker City
Fred S. Boyd
Grim & Haymaker
South Main Street
W. Henshall
Rous Ave
A. Lyons
Virginia Lightning Conductor Co
D. R. Eskrey
Mamie Jordan
Lewis Jordan
Lewis i
George H. Heist
North Main Street
Iover Millar’s Drugstore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!