| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for theft:
John Wiffin: "On the 1st of August, I was reading the newspaper at the Northumberland Arms, Grafton-street, ...during the time I was reading the paper the prisoner came in, he asked me what news..." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1 Aug 1805 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Northumberland Arms, Grafton-street, Tottenham-court-road other location: public house |
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| Reader: | John Wiffin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | mid shipman in navy |
| 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: | 1158 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 4 December 1805, Trial of Joseph Eastwood (t18051204-22), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 4 December 1805, Trial of Joseph Eastwood (t18051204-22), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1158, accessed: 04 June 2023 |
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