Catalogue description Folios 74-75. Letter from James Hopgood, [Solicitor to Cubitt the builders] of 202...
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Reference: | HO 64/9/38 |
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Description: |
Folios 74-75. Letter from James Hopgood, [Solicitor to Cubitt the builders] of 202 Bishopsgate Street [London]. Refers to his letter dated 6 May and acknowledges a reply from the Home Office. He gives details of the fire at Mr Cubitt's timber yard at Thames Bank, and states why he thinks it was an incendiary fire; evidence was found by a constable at the scene. There are details of working practices of the workmen and the foremen at the yard. Hopwood reiterates his previous request for a reward from the government, if only to deter similar events. |
Date: | 1839 May 9 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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