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Record Number: 1076


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Witness statement in trial for pickpocketing: Thomas Burch: "On Monday morning the 7th of July, the prisoner brought this watch to me... I lent him two guineas on it; after that I read the Advertiser, the advertisement mentioned a green ribbon, but this is a white one, everything else answers; I immediately went with it to Justice Fielding..."

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

7 Jul 1766

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London
specific address: Fox-court
other location: in his shop

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Burch

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

pawnbroker

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Daily Advertiser

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1076

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 September 1766, Trial of William Angels (t1760903-42),

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 September 1766, Trial of William Angels (t1760903-42), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1076, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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