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Samuel Drybutter

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A satirical print of Samuel Drybutter, entitled "Ganymede"

Samuel Drybutter (died 1777) was a London bookseller and jeweller. He was tried several times for sodomy, but never convicted. In 1777 he was beaten to death by a mob.[1]

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  1. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ISdFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=samuel+drybutter&source=bl&ots=m87rFU9BLR&sig=KFMt-_lvLef_QQOCHjMdhgzgRU8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g2OsU_jWCKvQ7AaK9oGICA&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=samuel%20drybutter&f=false R B Parkinson, A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World, page 59
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