Record Number: 1972
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for forgery: George Coombs: "I appointed to meet him [Conway] next evening at the coffee house in Pickett-street; I did so -while we were in there reading the newspaper over, Martelly was there, and got into conversation with us"
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Apr 1829 and 31 Apr 1829
Country:England
Timeevening: evening
Place:city: London
specific address: the Brunswick, Pickett-street
other location: coffee 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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:formery clerk to barrister, now in prison
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
read in company -with Henry Jubilee Conway, also a clerk, might have been a listener, unknown
Additional Comments:
n/a
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:1972
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 June 1829, Trial of Edward Martelly and Henry Jubilee Conway (t18290611-274)
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 June 1829, Trial of Edward Martelly and Henry Jubilee Conway (t18290611-274), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1972, accessed: 25 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None