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State Papers: Letter regarding John Palmer alias Dick Turpin, dated 24 February 1738/9.

(Catalogue reference: SP 36/47 folios 87 and 89)

1. York Feb 24th 1738
2. My Lord
3. On the 16th of October last a
4. fellow was com[m]itted to York Castle on
5. suspicion of stealing sheep & horses by the
6. name of John Palmer. From the
7. Informac[i]on taken yesterday before me &
8. the other two gentlem[e]n whose names are
9. subscribed to it (of which the inclosed is a
10. true copy) & from many other
11. circumstances concurring it evidently
12. appeared that the person is Turpin ag[ains]t
13. whom a Proclamation issued, he long
14. persisted
15. in denying his knowledge of the Informer
16. & of every thing contayned in the Information
17. I went to him again in the evening he
18. then confessed to me that the Information
19. was true & that he was Turpin & th[a]t
20. he had been in the Neighbourhood of
21. Hull for about the last two years so that
22. I think no doubt can remain as to the
23. identity of the person. I thought it my
24. duty to give your Grace the most early
25. notice of this. Orders are given for his
26. strict confinement till his Majestys
27. pleasure concerning him can be known I am
28. Your Graces
29. Most dutyfull & obedient Serv[an]t
30. Tho[mas] Place