| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for forgery:
Henry Palmer: "In the middle of March, in the evening, I was sitting at the Bay-tree tavern, St Swithin's Lane, kept by one Philpot; I had to meet a gentleman there on business. I was reading the newspaper..." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Mar 1824 and 31 Mar 1824 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Bay Tree Tavern, St Swithin's-lane other location: public house |
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| Reader: | Henry Palmer |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| 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 public house |
| Record ID: | 1950 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 7 April 1824, Trial of John Hill Wagstaff (t18240407-89), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 7 April 1824, Trial of John Hill Wagstaff (t18240407-89), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1950, accessed: 01 October 2023 |
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