Letter from John and Francis Simpson, Newcastle
- Reference No:
- U DDSY3/1/46
- Dates:
- 17 Dec 1745
- Description:
- 6 rebels brought in by Cumberland Militia. One, aged about 70, a Captain in Glenbucket's late Tullibardin's Regiment. A report from Penrith that Cumberland had trapped the greatest part of the rebels between Preston and Lancaster, so they must fight or submit. About 90 of them had made a break for Carlisle with 9 or 10 horseloads of richest plunder. £5 a head reward offered. Cumberland Militia and 100 of Wade's foot from Penrith stopped their passage at Eamont Bridge and forced them to take to the moors. Whole country raised and in pursuit
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere
