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Folios 151-153. Folios 151-152. Affidavit of Joseph Bratt ironmonger, Nehemiah Ward...

Catalogue reference: SP 37/21/90

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This record is about the Folios 151-153. Folios 151-152. Affidavit of Joseph Bratt ironmonger, Nehemiah Ward... dating from 1780 July 6 - 1780 July 8 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 37/21/90
Date
1780 July 6 - 1780 July 8
Description

Folios 151-153. Folios 151-152. Affidavit of Joseph Bratt ironmonger, Nehemiah Ward whip-maker, Elisha Jebb sadler, John Purvis sadler, Thomas Angell currier, Faithfull Tate carpenter and his son John Tate, and Charles Lockwood bricklayer concerning the character of William Elliott [principal witness against Richard Roberts] whom they describe as 'a turbulent man, obnoxious to the neighbourhood and shunned as a dangerous companion by all reputable neighbours'. They 'have no opinion of his veracity in small matters; that in cases of life and death they consider him absolutely unworthy of credit'. Folio 153. Further petition from Mary Sweet enclosing the preceding item. Endorsed 'Left 8 July 1780 at the Office'.

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English
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