[List-Cumbria] Forged note

[Alan@cartar.com]

Thanks.

On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:48 PM Michael Lightfoot via List-Cumbria <
list-cumbria at cumbriafhs.com> wrote:

> On 11/4/20 5:22 am, Petra Mitchinson via List-Cumbria wrote:
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> A forged bank note.
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> Very serious matter, counterfeit money. Death penalty was standard for
> counterfeiting coins and notes and for uttering them – although uttering
> sometimes got milder sentences.
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> Most death sentences for counterfeiting were commuted to lesser sentences,
> mostly transportation.
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> Petra
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> The renowned early Australian (colony of NSW) architect Francis Greenway
> was a convicted forger whose death sentence was commuted to
> transportation.  Our gain, the UK's loss.  :-)
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