Description:Notices like this one would have been a common sight in Burslem in the summer of 1812.
A reward of 5 guineas was on offer to anybody who could identify the person who "feloniously stole" a broad spade, a pick axe, a delving spade, a hoe and a pair of men's shoes.
The sum would be increased to 10 guineas on conviction.
About this document
Pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood collected this document and it is now among the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.