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The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, who was tried at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The Whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution. Published by Authority.

Title
The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, [electronic resource] : who was tried at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The Whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution. Published by Authority.
Author
Aitken, James, 1752-1777.
Publication
Winton : printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, [1777]

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Gale (Firm)
Description
64p.,plate; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Aitken, James, 1752-1777
  • Criminals > England > Biography
  • Arson > England > Portsmouth > Case studies
Note
  • Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Adams
  • Sabin
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642715286
  • T84674
Author
Aitken, James, 1752-1777.
Title
The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, [electronic resource] : who was tried at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The Whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution. Published by Authority.
Imprint
Winton : printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, [1777]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Adams, 77-6a
Sabin, 31836
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T84674.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England Winchester.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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