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Hexham on Sunday 8th March 1761 [Fenwick Room]
As a market town for the area Hexham had busy days in the Market Square. However, the crowd which assembled on Monday the 9th of March was not a normal occurrence.
Government officials arrived on Sunday and were here to hold a ballot to decide who in the area would be joining the local a.k.a. part time army.
The officials were recently in Gateshead and there was trouble, 500 protestors prevented their ballot from happening!
There was tension, what would happen?
Your challenge today is to discover what happens on this unusual and unique day in Hexham's past.
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Monday 9th March 1761 [Dodd Room]
What was the ballot for? [Lift]
What was Hexham like in the 1760s? [Dodd Room]
Want to learn more about Hexham Old Gaol? [Dodd Room]
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