Draft petition of the publicans of Bath to the Secretary at War relative to the billeting of soldiers

Reference Number
BC/3/2/48/21
Level of Description
Item
Title
Draft petition of the publicans of Bath to the Secretary at War relative to the billeting of soldiers
Date
Jun 1813
Extent
Extent: 4 items
Description
Two draft petitions requesting that marching soldiers can be billeted within a mile of the City of Bath in order to spread the burden of maintaining the soldiers, one with 18 signatures of publicans and listing their public houses. Together with a separate sheet of 80 signatures of publicans signed against the name of their establishment. Also a list of publicans and public houses in the districts of Walcot, Bathwick, and Lyncombe and Widcombe.
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