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Folios 182-183. The information of John Oliver concerning the murder of a John Ferguson,...

Catalogue reference: SP 35/61/87

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This record is about the Folios 182-183. The information of John Oliver concerning the murder of a John Ferguson,... dating from 1726 Apr 8 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 35/61/87
Date
1726 Apr 8
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Folios 182-183.

The information of John Oliver concerning the murder of a John Ferguson, while he was patoling in Chelsea Fields [Middlesex] near the 'Genoese Arms'. Oliver described how Andreas and John Moregard abused them as 'King George's dogs and much more', how he had detained Moregard, and how Ferguson had been killed on the dunghill [near the end of the five fields near Buckingham House, Middlesex].

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English
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I

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