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Foreign News
December 13, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Large copper boiler, inscribed with 'Wilkes and Liberty' slogan, transported from Smithfield brewhouse sale to Clerkenwell residence, requiring road alterations due to size.
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Full Text
On Wednesday last was brought home to the house of Heaton Wilkes, Esq; in St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, the great copper bought at the sale of the old brewhouse belonging to Mr. Dickinson, in Chick lane, Smithfield, in lot 45, its weight was 7500 lb. on one side was wrote, "Wilkes and Liberty or ever;" and on the other, Number 45. It was drawn by seven horses, and in its way home, the dimensions being so large, the drivers were obliged to cut down penthouses and pull up posts, in order to make way for so unwieldy a machine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Domestic Transport
Political Inscription
What keywords are associated?
Copper Transport
Wilkes Liberty
Number 45
Brewhouse Sale
Clerkenwell
What entities or persons were involved?
Heaton Wilkes, Esq
Mr. Dickinson
Where did it happen?
St. John's Square, Clerkenwell
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
St. John's Square, Clerkenwell
Event Date
On Wednesday Last
Key Persons
Heaton Wilkes, Esq
Mr. Dickinson
Event Details
A great copper weighing 7500 lb, bought at the sale of Mr. Dickinson's old brewhouse in Chick lane, Smithfield, lot 45, was brought to Heaton Wilkes, Esq's house in St. John's Square, Clerkenwell. One side inscribed 'Wilkes and Liberty or ever;', other side 'Number 45'. Drawn by seven horses, requiring removal of penthouses and posts due to size.