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Letter from John Turner, baker of Milton to Thomas Turner, St Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America Heard of Thomas's loss Goods worth £40 purchased from wreck, lost on way home family unhappy about Thomas wants him to come home Cholera in London - medical men divided whether injections or not c 400 deaths in London, c 3000 in North of Scotland. Fine winter, Gibbins got fresh rot among his ewes - disposed of most of them treble usual number of deaths in Bedford lists Milton Ernest people who had recently died or are ill Tommy Mimms, father's horsekeeper been ill all winter better since under Dr Thackeray. Been ill himself, forced to have Mr Hurst Mrs Ward (wife of Vicar of Felmersham) very ill after post delivery fever Fire at Stevington, lists occupations of those affected? incendiarism, incendiary aged 18 to hang at Bedford. Committed crime because received 6d less from overseer Ball's Wheat fired after his attempt to punish Ashpole (The National Fast Day) which is observed with great seriousness 21 March 1832 Note:- In QSS4 - James Addington of Wilstead was executed 27 March 1832 for housebreaking and incendiarism

24 Mar 1832

From: 1832 To: 1832

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Turner, John,
Turner, Thomas,
Gibbins,
Mimms, Tommy,
Thackeray,
Hurst,
Ward,
Ball,
Ashpole,
Addington, James

baker, letters, cholera, ewes, FIRE, executions, MILTON ERNEST, New Brunswick, London, BEDFORD, FELMERSHAM, STEVINGTON, Wilstead