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Foreign News
March 12, 1767
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Last Thursday afternoon near the new church in the Strand, a countryman won all money and clothes from another gambler in pitch and toss, forcing him to go home naked; the clothes were sold to a Jew.
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Nov. 13. Last Thursday, about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, two fellows, one of whom seemed to be a countryman, fell to playing pitch and toss near the new church in the Strand. The countryman won all the other fellow's money, who (like a true gamester) ventured his coat, waistcoat, hat, and shirt, in order to recover it back; but he lost all, and was obliged to go home stark naked. His clothes were sold upon the spot to a Jew, who got a dead pennyworth of them. The countryman would have given him his shirt, had it not been for his ill manners.
What sub-type of article is it?
Gambling Incident
Street Anecdote
What keywords are associated?
Pitch And Toss
Gambling
Strand
Countryman
Naked
Jew
Where did it happen?
The Strand
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
The Strand
Event Date
Last Thursday
Outcome
the loser went home stark naked; his clothes sold to a jew for a bargain.
Event Details
Two fellows, one a countryman, played pitch and toss near the new church in the Strand. The countryman won all the other fellow's money. The loser then wagered his coat, waistcoat, hat, and shirt but lost them all. The countryman would have given him his shirt but for his ill manners.