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From: "donn robinson" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER]
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:39:13 -0500
References: <8d.20b3aa1d.2f4212b6@aol.com>


A cryer or the town cryer was a person paid to make an oral public
proclamation.

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> There are several references to a George Lacy but they all are as follows
>
> To George Lacy for Crying the above Vendue, usually paid about 2 pounds
>
> This is related to inquisitions of the Loyalists in Hunterdon Co. during
> the
> Rev. War. The records appear to be in 1779. He was providing some kind
> of
> service for which he was paid. I don't see an explanation in the book
> about
> what this means. p. 230, 251, 254, 255 & 259
>
> There is no other information about him in the book.
>
> Maybe someone else knows what this means.
>
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