200 years ago today in Tarves

MARGARET SHEPHERD, TARVES

ESCAPE FROM JUSTICE.

WHEREAS MARGARET SHEPHERD, late in Mill of Keithfield, parish of Tarves, and county of Aberdeen, who is accused of CHILD MURDER, has escaped from Justice: – a Reward of FIVE GUINEAS is hereby offered to any person or persons, who will give such information to James Spalding, Advocate in Aberdeen, Procurator Fiscal of the Sheriff-Court, as shall lead to her being secured and lodged in Jail. The reward to be paid on her being so secured.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 8th May, 1811.

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