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Short Reports of Fires
In Date Order

The Northampton Mercury, 20th February 1758, transcribed by Kay Collins

On Sunday Night the 12th Instant a Wind-Mill near Ringstead, in this County, was entirely burnt down, supposed to be occasioned by the high Wind setting the Works in Motion.

The Northampton Mercury, 27th February 1758, transcribed by Kay Collins

Whereas the Wind-Mill of Thomas Knighton and Company, of Raunds, near Higham-Ferrers, in the County of Northampton, was, as is strongly suspected, wilfully set on fire by some Person or Persons at present unknown.





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