A group who are willing to form a Corp of Constables are asked to attend a meeting in the Town Hall on 24th March, 1804 by the Mayor John Carr.
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
A group who are willing to form a Corp of Constables are asked to attend a meeting in the Town Hall on 24th March, 1804 by the Mayor John Carr.
This was one of the actions taken by Stockton Council to defend the town against the anticipated invasion by French forces. Legislation had been passed in July 1803 to establish a “General Defence Army”. Those residents who were too unfit to join the local militia were encouraged to become Special Constables, as in the above announcement.
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