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Folios 150-153. Letter from Mr J Bickerton Williams, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, concerning...

Catalogue reference: HO 64/1/49

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This record is about the Folios 150-153. Letter from Mr J Bickerton Williams, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, concerning... dating from 1822 Mar 7 in the series Home Office: Criminal (Rewards and Pardons) Correspondence and Secret Service Reports. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 64/1/49
Date
1822 Mar 7
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Folios 150-153. Letter from Mr J Bickerton Williams, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, concerning an incendiary attack on stacks of hey belonging to John Craig. Asking for offer of pardon for any accomplices who may give information leading to the conviction of the incendiary or incendiaries. Bickerton Williams also mentions that Mr Craig has offered 100 guineas reward and asks if the government might add to this sum. Enclosed are copies of the depositions by John Craig and Thomas Burgoyne, servant to Mr Craig [both of Shrewsbury].

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The National Archives, Kew
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English
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