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Foreign News January 15, 1767

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

What is this article about?

A surgeon from Wakefield was beaten by a farmer's friends during a dance at Hathersage wake; he fired a loaded fowling piece, shattering one man's arm and fatally wounding another in the belly.

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A few days ago as a young Gentleman, by profession a surgeon, from Wakefield in Yorkshire, was on a visit to a relation at Hathersage in Derbyshire, he joined an assembly of young persons of both sexes at a dancing room at that place (it being their wake, or fair) when he singled out a beautiful young Lady, with whom he danced; but this exciting the indignation of a farmer, who paid his addresses to the said Lady, a battle ensued, when several of the farmer's friends fell upon the young Gentleman (seeing he had the better of the engagement) and beat him in a very terrible manner, which so enraged him that he took down a loaded fowling piece from the chimney, and fired among them, one of whom had his arm shattered to pieces, and another was so much wounded in the belly that his life is despaired of.

What sub-type of article is it?

Violent Altercation Local Incident

What keywords are associated?

Hathersage Wake Dance Brawl Surgeon Shooting Farmer Dispute Fowling Piece

What entities or persons were involved?

Young Gentleman Surgeon From Wakefield Beautiful Young Lady Farmer

Where did it happen?

Hathersage In Derbyshire

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Hathersage In Derbyshire

Event Date

A Few Days Ago

Key Persons

Young Gentleman Surgeon From Wakefield Beautiful Young Lady Farmer

Outcome

one arm shattered to pieces, another wounded in the belly with life despaired of

Event Details

At a dancing room during Hathersage wake, a surgeon from Wakefield danced with a lady, enraging a farmer who courted her; a fight broke out, the surgeon was beaten by the farmer's friends, then he fired a loaded fowling piece into the group.

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