Item
Folio 55: Copy of SP 91/28 folio 1 to Newcastle
Catalogue reference: SP 91/30/55
Date: 1741
Folio 55: Copy of SP 91/28 folio 1 to Newcastle
Item
The enclosed petition of William Wear, sergeant in Brigadier General Groves Regiment....
Catalogue reference: SP 55/8/64
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This record is about the The enclosed petition of William Wear, sergeant in Brigadier General Groves Regiment.... dating from 1718 Apr 15 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland: Letter Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1718 Apr 15
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The enclosed petition of William Wear, sergeant in Brigadier General Groves Regiment. Being forced to flee his country and enlist in the army after killing an unknown girl in a fowling accident, 'She being a Stroler about the Country'. As an honest man and good soldier, the petitioner prays leave to be granted a pardon to return to his country [Clydesdale] to enable him to recover his small estate.
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