Record Number: 1140

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Witness statement in trial for murder: Joshua Parish: "I know the middle man (Payne); it is near three weeks ago since I first saw him... after this I saw in a newspaper an advertisement that I thought applied to him; I gave information..."

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1786 and 8 Dec 1786

Country:

England

Time

n/a

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:

Joshua Parish

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

landlord public house

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:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1140

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 15 December 1786, Trial of Michael Walker, Richard Payne and John Cox (t17861215-1)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 15 December 1786, Trial of Michael Walker, Richard Payne and John Cox (t17861215-1), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1140, accessed: 11 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None