Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1788. June. Died at Felton, Peter Hogg, clock maker there. He
was a remarkable ingenious man Avith a small share of learning. ^
Promotions:—Mr. McDonald, Attorney General; Mr. J. Scott,.
Solicitor Greneral ; Mr. Bearcroft also promoted.
1788. June -31. Duke of Northumberland's company numbered
forty-eight.
1788. July. Great quantity of fruit this year of all kinds, the
berries heavy loaden.
1788. July 2 and 3. Alnwick races : winners, Lord A. Hamilton,
Robt. Baird, esq.
1788. July 6. Duke of Northumberland had a genteel company
at the Castle, thirty three in number.
1788. July 10. He had twenty in number.
Tlie corpse of the Dutches of Montrose were carried through Alnwick
for Scotland to be interred ; a hearse and two coaches each drawn
by six capital black horses.^
1788. July 19. Killed in a gravel pit on Lemmington Branch,.
Robert Garret, by the roof falling upon him.^
1788. Julj'. Two j^oung students of Cambridge were tryed at the
Assizes for killing a man, but the Grand Jury not finding the bill of
indictment, they were discharged (T.F. and T.F.T.).
1788. July 31. Died at Newcastle, Mr. Thomas Saint, printer of
The Courant (Hue and Cry) A
1788. Aug. 1. Died at Jesmond, near Newcastle, John Blenkinshop
Coulson, esq., a justice of the peace.
1788. Aug. 7. Duke of Northumberland's company numbered 35.
1788. Aug. 12. Mrs. Brown, ^ in the mail coach, took journey for
Darlington on a \'isit to her daughter Horsley and family.
1788. Aug. On the 7th, died Joseph Allison, stav-maker, aged
63.
1788. Aug. 19. Died at Alnwick, Matthew Anderson, cooper, a
harmless man, aged 75.
1788. Aug. Many gardens broke into and fruit stolen but no
discovery.
1788. Aug. 25. A fire happened in Bayliff-gate, Alnwick, about
2 p.m.—which continued for four hours—in a blacksmith's shop, so
that the hay above and all the back buildings were destroyed.
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1788. Jiily 7. Peter Hogg, Felton, buried. Felton Iterjisters.
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Lady Lucy Manners, daughter of John, second Duke of Rutland, married
1742, William, second Duke of Montrose.
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21 July, 1788, Robert Garrett, Lemington, buiied. Edlingham J?egisters.
Saint was born at Morpeth on the 3 Julj', 1738. He died after a
long illness, and the N'eircastle Chronicle of the 2 August, 1788, in recording his
death states that his 'friendlj% social and benevolent disposition renders his
deatli sincerely lamented.' He was buried at Morpeth.
^ Mr. John Blcnkinsop Coulson (1729-1788) died unmarried. Cf. Archcvologia
Ae/iana, 3 ser. vol. i. p. 73.
" The Diarist's wife.