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Little Waltham Snippets

When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Little Waltham.

Times Sep 23 1817

A man and a woman were apprehended at Little Waltham, Essex, on Monday last, where they had been very successful in passing forged Bank of England notes. On being searched, a forged £1 note was found on the man, and some counterfeit silver in his shoes, and four forged £1 notes were discovered in the woman’s mouth, which, it is supposed, she intended to swallow, but in which she was foiled by the activity of the constable, who, however, received a severe bite of the thumb, as he was endeavouring to wrest the notes from their hiding place.

The man and woman have been examined at Chelmsford, and are remanded.

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