Evidence: | witness statement in trial for theft:
Samuel Leigh: "I lodge at the Elephant and Castle, Holborn. On the 12th of October I was sitting in the tap-room breakfasting...after I had finished my breakfast I removed two or three yards to look at a newspaper..." |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | 12 Oct 1809 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Elephant and Castle, Holborn location in dwelling: lodgings other location: tap room public house |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Samuel Leigh |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
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, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Ephemera |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (other) newspaper of the public house |
Record ID: | 1164 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 1 November 1809, Trial of James Stephenton (t18091101-77), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 1 November 1809, Trial of James Stephenton (t18091101-77), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1164, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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