Extract from letter. Mr. Couper, Penrith to Postmaster at Brough

Reference No:
U DDSY3/1/32
Dates:
20 Nov 1745
Description:
About 3,000 Highlanders in the town ('some houses have 100 a piece') and more coming. All moving south. They have demanded the Post Office accounts. Wade at Hexham previous day, his advance guards at Hayton Bridge. Prince Charles gone to Lord Lonsdale's at 2 p.m
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Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere