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Feb 07 1785 - Riot in Whitehaven Print E-mail

The Times, Monday, Feb 07, 1785; pg. 3; Issue 32; col A


The Cumberland paper mentions, that on Monday last, the neighbouring inhabitants
of Whitehaven, to the amount of 1800, had risen, and destroeyd the stells, and
sunk two boats belonging to the Earl of LONSDALE; that the dwelling-house of the
Mayor had been attacked, all his windows broken, and a great part of his house
demolished.

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