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Record Number: 1108


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Witness statement in trial for housebreaking: Elizabeth Baglee: "I read in a newspaper of the robbery, a day or two after the robbery, and from the description it gave of Sanderson, I went immediately to him where he lodged.."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 19 May 1832 and 20 May 1832

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Elizabeth Baglee

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

currently in prison, committed for want of sureties

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:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1108

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 4 July 1833, Trial of Joseph Sanderson, Thomas Jones and John Shaw (t18330704-1),

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 4 July 1833, Trial of Joseph Sanderson, Thomas Jones and John Shaw (t18330704-1), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1108, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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