The manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York, 1st January 1893 to 6th October 1904, in a hardbound foolscap exercise book,

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The manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York, 1st January 1893 to 6th October 1904, in a hardbound foolscap exercise book, written in a clear hand. Commences with 19pp outlining his duties with definitions of Robbery, Assault, Infants Criminal Responsibilty, etc; thereafter 61pp of his reports on arrests made, cautions given, and charges brought against named individuals with their addresses. Front endpaper inscribed William Pearson, Police Constable, York, the rear endpaper inscribed William Pearson, Fire Station, York, suggests that he left the police towards the end of 1904 and took up a position with the Fire Brigade. An entry in the Public Record Office shows that at this time Pearson was living with his wife & four children in a Police house at 97 Micklegate. [Browning to perimeter and occasional offset from some newspaper cuttings tipped-in or loosely inserted.]