DESBOROUGH, Northamptonshire.
To be SOLD by AUCTION,
By BRAMPTON & BATES,
On
Wednesday the 22d Day of March, 1815, on the Premises of Mr. GEORGE
SUMNER, at DESBOROUGH aforesaid,
FORTY valuable THEAVES,
4 SHEARHOGS,
2 BARREN COWS,
2 IN-CALF HEIFERS,
2 STURKS,
3 STEERS,
3 YEARLINGS,
2 CART-HORSES,
2 WAGGONS,
1 CART.
Tackle for three draught Horses, Ploughs, Harrows, Corn-Screens, and
Barn-Tackle. Also, several Half-hogshead Casks, and a Variety of useful
Household-Furniture.
N.B. Three Months' Credit will be given to Purchasers above £10 on
approved joint Security, the usual Deposit, &c.
Sale to commence at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon.
Northampton Mercury,
Saturday 11 March 1815
Notes:
Shearhog: a ram being one and a half
to two years old
Sturk (or Stirk): a heifer or
bullock, especially between one and two years old.
Theave (pl. Theaves): a young female sheep, usually
before her first lamb