This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: srichart4 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6906.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Viewed on NewsBank, American Historical Newspapers, Date: 02-17-1795, Volume 1: Issue: 20 Page 4 Location: Brookfield, Massachusetts. Headline: Dereham; England; Mr. Wright, Article Type: News/Opinion The following whimfical robbery lately took place at Dereham, in England: The poultry houfe of Mr. Wright was broken open, and robbed of fix geefe; the robbers leaving behind them a fix pence, tied to the gander's neck, in a piece of paper, containing the following lines: Mr. Wright, I wifh you good night, 'Tis time for me to wander, I've bought your geefe, At a penny a piece, And left it with your gander. Please note the F's are probably Ss. I have downloaded the piece to a pdf file. My email address is srichart4 at gmail dot com. Sue Richart Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.