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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Southwark, Mr. Allen's house in Cattle-street was robbed of valuable effects. Recent robberies prompt residents to fund watchmen to patrol and cry the hour quarterly, at 2d. per week per inhabitant.
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The many Robberies committed lately in that Quarter have at length induced the Inhabitants to come into a Proposal that in all Probability will prevent the like for the future:
That the Watchmen, instead of idling in the Watch-House, or sleeping on their Stands, are to walk the Rounds and cry the Hour every Quarter, at the trifling Expence of 2d. per Week to the Inhabitants, which is collected and paid to the Watchman himself.
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Cattle Street, Southwark
Event Date
A Few Days Since
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robb'd of sundry valuable effects; proposal adopted to improve watchmen patrols
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The House of Mr. Allen, a Dyer in Cattle-street, Southwark, was broke open in the Night-time, and robb'd of sundry valuable Effects. The many Robberies committed lately in that Quarter have at length induced the Inhabitants to come into a Proposal that in all Probability will prevent the like for the future: That the Watchmen, instead of idling in the Watch-House, or sleeping on their Stands, are to walk the Rounds and cry the Hour every Quarter, at the trifling Expence of 2d. per Week to the Inhabitants, which is collected and paid to the Watchman himself.