James Lee, Burglary, F 21 March 1777 ; Henry Atkinson, Murder of his infant child, F 18 July 1777 ; Thomas Ham, Highway robbery, F 25 July 1777.
oath of Thomas Ham< no role > and another, for stealing eight yards of callico. Dated Oct. 7, 1777. 59 Richard Wheeler< no ...
Richard Wheatley, for robbing a bleach yard. 1775. William Voce, for committing a rape at Sneintop, March 20. 1779. John Spencer, for murder and robbery, July.
Many robbery cases occurred on the highway, and the threat was constant enough to make travellers extremely cautious about displaying wealth in strange places.
" Thomas Woodham, Highway robbery ; " William Stiles, Murder of Richard Hole ; Hanged at Hemp Green, Bridgwater ; 1786 - 11 executions.
Most of the acts of robbery in Virginia in the eighteenth century were committed by highwaymen. Thus, at the court of Oyer and Terminer held in December, 1752, ...
1777, a decisive effort against the revolted Colonies. A large force ... Robbery, trial for, 74. Roberton, Lt., 10, 96. engineer, 65. Robertson, Brig ...
John Ham i I to!'), Leicester Square, to t:eor-e Rose. _be Co~~issionaTs ... Rob~rt ?almer in l;ew rpm, N.C. (30 Nov 1785) and aski na that Palmer be ...
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land where there was no legal robbery, and where those who. sowed the seed could reap the harvest." The persecutions ceased. for a time and the toleration act ...
Four of these five robberies took place on the highways surrou eighteenth century, highway robbery epitomized crime - so much considered a gauge of crime.8 ...