| Description | Bill of indictment of James Hardacres late of the House of Correction at Northallerton labourer for obtaining by deception one pound weight of sugar, two pounds weight of treacle and one quarter of a pound weight of tobacco. Hardacres falsely pretended to Christopher Raper grocer that he had been sent by Robert Rider to collect the goods
Offence committed at the parish of Masham on 31 December 1840
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill" |