Record Number: 24952
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft: Benjamin Murray: 'I first saw the account of this robbery in the Dispatch newspaper, and afterwards saw handbills, which induced me to come forwards.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 28 Nov 1836
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:tailor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Weekly Dispatch
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24952
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 28 Nov 1836, Trial of Thomas Johnson and Lewis Alexander (t18361128-167)
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 28 Nov 1836, Trial of Thomas Johnson and Lewis Alexander (t18361128-167), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24952, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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