A gentleman's coat of navy blue wool

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A gentleman's coat of navy blue wool
with deep M-notched lapels and high collar, trimmed with plain gilt buttons, the coat stamped Newton Maker, Bold St. 1810-20; a pair of grey wool twill pantaloons, the lining stamped Newton Maker, Bold St; and a waistcoat of figured blue silk, stamped as above
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A tailor by the name of Newton and Hayward has been traced to Bold Street in Liverpool in 1824.

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