Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 776
Title	Letter from J. Stuckley, ? Post Office, to Sir Robert Cotton and Sir Thom[as] Frankland, London; 11 Jan. 1707/8
Date	11 January 1708
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that Crookshank is now in custody; states that he is master and merchant of a 'Guinea ship' and has been arrested on charges of high treason; says that Bayd has escaped from custody. Old Style dating on letter. Parts of text missing due to damage to document.
Term	crimes, high treason
	maritime vessels, ships, Guinea
	prisoners, escape of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29518	Crookshanks; - (fl 1708); -; master of a Guinea Ship; arrested on charges of treason	fl 1708
NA29519	Bayd; - (fl 1708); -; escaped from custody	fl 1708
NA29520	Stuckley; J. (fl 1708); arrested Crookshanks on charges of high treason	fl 1708
NA29300	Cotton; Robert (fl 1690-1708); Sir; postmaster-general 1690-1708	fl 1690-1708
NA29303	Frankland; Thomas (fl 1690-1715); Sir; postmaster-general 1690-1715	fl 1690-1715