On the night of 4 November 1734, Londoner Joan Wayte hung her linen to dry in a basement room and returned to find it stolen. The Old Bailey later tried Emanuel Pim for “theft; burglary” of her washing. This retelling shows how even humble laundry could become serious Georgian crime.
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