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Deposition of Ann Maria Ellerd of Luton, spinster, against William Herron, corporal in the 64th Regiment of Foot

11 May 1840

From: 1840 To: 1840

Last Friday 8 May Herron brought a billet signed by John Booth the Constable for 2 men at the Vine Public House which is kept by her mother. He said she was to have 2 men and 2 horses for 10 days and if she could not take the horses there was a man in the town who could take them and if she wished to pay them out she must pay him 7s, as there were 49 soldiers coming into the town that night. He eventually agreed to take 4s and said he would give her a proper receipt. He wrote on the back of the billet "William Herron 64. There is no man of the regiment to come here". There was an Irishman in the house named Peter Deighan who thought this was not sufficient and wrote an additional note on the back that Herron signed. She went to Mr Booth the Constable about 10pm to ask if he had given the billet and told him what had passed between her and Herron. She had mentioned to Herron that the horses were not named in the billet and he said the Constable did not know how to draw a billet. No soldiers came that night nor since.

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Ellerd, Ann Maria,
Booth, John,
Deighan, Peter,
Herron, William

LUTON, false pretences, Luton Vine, soldiers, corporal, police constable, 64th Regiment of Foot