Record Number: 1897
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft and receiving stolen goods; witness reads a 'bogus' invoice to the court: Q: "Is the invoice in a business-like form?" A: "Certainly not; it ought to have the name to it. It only says (reads) '50 pieces, 534 yards, 2 pieces of handkerchiefs, 24 yards.'"
Century:1800-1849
Date:3 Dec 1817
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Old Bailey courthouse
other location: court
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive 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:silk dyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
the court
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Manuscript: invoice
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
owned
Source Information:
Record ID:1897
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 December 1817, Trial of James Brown and William Sherwin (t18171203-146)
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 December 1817, Trial of James Brown and William Sherwin (t18171203-146), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1897, accessed: 30 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None