Record Number: 1948
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft: Thomas Stevenson: "I saw the prisoner at the Black Horse... where I lodge... I returned there at a quarter before two o'clock -he was in the house then, reading the newspaper..."
Century:1800-1849
Date:10 Jun 1823
Country:England
Timedaytime: 1:45pm
Place:city: London
specific address: Black Horse, Old Boswell Court
other location: public house
(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:1795
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
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:n/a
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
newspaper of the public house
Source Information:
Record ID:1948
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 10 September 1823, Trial of William Clements (t18230910-164)
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 10 September 1823, Trial of William Clements (t18230910-164), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1948, accessed: 25 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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