Record Number: 1065

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Witness statement in a trial for highway robbery William Aldrich: "on the 23rd of June, at half past ten at night, the prisoner Hanlon brought me a watch to pledge... on the Monday evening I sent for the 'Daily Advertiser' and there I saw a robbery had been done near Caen-Wood"

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

25 Jun 1787

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Aldrich

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Pawnbroker

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Daily Advertiser

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1065

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 July 1787, Trial of James Mitchell, Dennis Hanlon and Cornelius Carty (t17870711-36)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 July 1787, Trial of James Mitchell, Dennis Hanlon and Cornelius Carty (t17870711-36), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1065, accessed: 12 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None