Slaughter, Thomas Anthony (Arthur) | Day 11

Received £50 – 60 from Mr Cloke to pay 7 public houses £5 apiece plus the 40 or 50 messengers employed.

Note: Source document shows his middle name as Arthur in the Index in the Index. The Poll book for the year lists a freeman named Thomas Anthony Slaughter.

Witness Type: Freeman, Other

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 13537.

    (Mr. Holl.) There were 17 of these committee rooms altogether ? — 18 I believe. 

  • 13538.

    And you did not use more than half at all ? — I do not think so. 

  • 13539.

    Excepting the central COMMITTEE ROOM you only used half the others ? — They were used mostly for the display of BILLS, and every morning the boys were sent round to see the BILLS were up there.