Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for theft:
Thomas Crocket: "I keep Pan's Coffee-house in Castle-street; on the 9th of November last, the prisoner came into my house, between six and seven in the evening, and called for a glass of brandy and water; I served him with it; he staid about a quarter of an hour reading a newspaper; after he had read the paper he asked for a bason of soup;..." |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 9 Nov 1773 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Castle street 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: | George Watson |
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 coffee house |
Record ID: | 1124 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 8 December 1773, Trial of George Watson (t17731208-17), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 8 December 1773, Trial of George Watson (t17731208-17), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1124, accessed: 24 April 2024 |
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