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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 644

Crime and Punishment Crimes Paupery 1740 and 1820 printed court documents, from Droitwich and Southwark respectively, addressed to ´Overseers of the Poor´ and ordering the release of men confined in Poor Houses; 1861 entire letter containing a similar document from Christ Church Parish (Middlesex) relating to a detention of man and his six year old son – the long content gives a heart-rending history of their misfortune; folds. A wonderful trio Estimate £ 150-180

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