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Tag: Robin Hood's Bay

Collection Highlights: Committee of Whitby Shipowners

This post explores some of the letters in the Whitby Shipowners collection relating to Smuggling Laws and the Impressment of Sailors in 1790s.… Read More Collection Highlights: Committee of Whitby Shipowners

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Thomas Moxom: The Case of the Cutlass & the Customs Officer

This post by Gwyneth Endersby tells the fascinating story of Thomas Moxom, indicted in the 1775 Quarter Sessions for attacking Customs’ Officer Richard Bottrell at Robin Hood’s Bay.… Read More Thomas Moxom: The Case of the Cutlass & the Customs Officer

September 3, 2020September 17, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

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