When was it published?

November 25, 1829 in Pawtucket Herald, And Independent Inquirer

Domestic News November 25, 1829

Pawtucket Herald, And Independent Inquirer

Q: What keywords are associated?

Money Stolen, Suffolk Hotel, Boston Theft, Reward Offered, Money Recovered

Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

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What is this article about?

A bundle of $4300 in bank bills was stolen from the Suffolk Hotel in Boston after being left at the bar; a $500 reward was offered by George and Thomas Searle of the Nashua Manufacturing Company. The money was later found hidden in a cellar crevice.

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Money Stolen. A bundle containing $4300 in Bank Bills, [of the Merchants and Asiatic Banks in Salem, and Suffolk Bank in Boston] was forwarded from this town on Thursday last, by a gentleman of this town, to the Suffolk Hotel in Boston, for the purpose of being forwarded to Dunstable, N. H. The package was left at the bar of the Hotel in the evening, and in the morning, it was found to be stolen! A reward of 500 dollars has been offered for the recovery of the money and detection of the thief, or four hundred dollars for the money alone, by George and Thomas Searle, agents for the Nashua Manufacturing Company, to whom it belonged.—Salem Reg.

The money has since been found concealed in a crevice in the cellar.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime

What keywords are associated?

Money Stolen Suffolk Hotel Boston Theft Reward Offered Money Recovered

What entities or persons were involved?

George Searle Thomas Searle

Where did it happen?

Suffolk Hotel, Boston

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Suffolk Hotel, Boston

Event Date

Thursday Last

Key Persons

George Searle Thomas Searle

Outcome

money stolen but later found concealed in a crevice in the cellar; reward of $500 offered for recovery and thief detection, or $400 for money alone.

Event Details

A bundle containing $4300 in bank bills from Salem and Boston banks was sent from this town on Thursday last by a local gentleman to the Suffolk Hotel in Boston for forwarding to Dunstable, N. H. Left at the hotel bar in the evening, it was discovered stolen the next morning. The money belonged to the Nashua Manufacturing Company.