James Read

Friday, 23 March 1792                                     

James Read, aged 25, found guilty on an indictment for breaking into the dwelling house of William Parker in the parish of Farnham on 1^st November 1791; and stealing therefrom a wooden box (valued at 6/-), 5 cotton gowns (valued at £2) a cloth coat (valued at 5/-) a velveret waistcoat (valued at 2/-), 2 silk handkerchiefs (valued at 5/-), 6 silver teaspoons (valued at 10/-), 3 muslin capes (value at 3/-), 2 linen caps (value at 2/-), 3 cotton shawls (valued at 5/-), a Shalon petticoat (valued at 6/-), a gold guinea, a gold half guinea and 2/- in money numbered - the goods, chattels and money of William Parker; and  a pair of leather breeches (valued at 5/-), a cloth coat (valued at 5/-), a velveret waistcoat (valued at 2/-), a silk handkerchief (valued at 2/-), a pair of leather gloves (valued at 6d), 2 gold guineas and a gold half guinea - the goods, chattels and money of Robert Parker.