| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for forgery:
Joseph Lecree: "...a card was left for me to go to Ibberson's Coffee-house, where I was directed to my Lord, the first time I went at twelve, my Lord was not come in, but calling again about half after twelve, he was there, reading the newspaper, he hired me as a servant..." |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 16 Mar 1791 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Ibberson's coffee house other location: coffee house |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Henry Griffin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1767 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry pretence to this class |
| Occupation: | trickster |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | alias George Hubbard and Lord Massey |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) probably newspaper of the coffee shop |
| Record ID: | 1144 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 15 December 1792, Trial of Henry Griffin (t17921215-121), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 15 December 1792, Trial of Henry Griffin (t17921215-121), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1144, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
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