Item
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Catalogue reference: SP 78/279/3
Date: 1769 nd
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Item
Folio 66: Newcastle to Waldegrave and Keene. The Captain of the City Guard at Edinburgh,...
Catalogue reference: SP 78/213/26
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- 1736 Sept 23/Oct 4
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Folio 66: Newcastle to Waldegrave and Keene. The Captain of the City Guard at Edinburgh, John Porteous, caused several deaths by ordering the guard to fire on a disorderly crowd at a public execution, and was condemned to death. While benefitting from a temporary reprieve he was dragged out of gaol and hanged by the mob. The culprits are being sought by the government.
Date and place: 1736 Sept 23/Oct 4, Whitehall.
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