| 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.'" |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 3 Dec 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Old Bailey courthouse other location: court |
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| Reader: | George Deboos |
| 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, workmates) |
the court |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: invoice |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned owned |
| Record ID: | 1897 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 December 1817, Trial of James Brown and William Sherwin (t18171203-146), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 December 1817, Trial of James Brown and William Sherwin (t18171203-146), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1897, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
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