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| 1095 of 1764 Document |
| Archive: | Manning | Unique ID: | 1038 | ||||||||
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Rousham | Item No.: | 2 | No. of Sheets: | 3 |
| Title: | Transcript by Mr Percy Manning of letter from Mr J.Smith of Steeple Aston to the Times Newspaper, 7 March 1866 | ||||
| Content: | Concerning graves discovered by labourers working in a gravel pit on the estate of Mr C.C. Dormer of Rousham. Ten round pits containing human remains. The largest grave also contained bones and teeth of a large animal. One grave contained no bones but ashes, burnt stone and pieces of a broken earthen vessel. | ||||
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