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The trial of James Hill, alias, John the painter, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Rope-House, in the King's Yard at Portsmouth; tried at Winchester, March 6th, 1777. Before the Hon. Sir William Henry Ashurst, knt. and Sir Beaumont Hotham. Taken in short-hand by a gentleman at the trial.

Title
The trial of James Hill, [electronic resource] : alias, John the painter, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Rope-House, in the King's Yard at Portsmouth; tried at Winchester, March 6th, 1777. Before the Hon. Sir William Henry Ashurst, knt. and Sir Beaumont Hotham. Taken in short-hand by a gentleman at the trial.
Author
Aitken, James, 1752-1777.
Publication
London : printed for F. Foresight, near Temple Bar, [1777]

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Description
36p., plate; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Trials (Arson) > Great Britain
  • Trials (Treason) > Great Britain
Note
  • Horizontal chain lines.
  • The bookseller's name is fictitious.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Adams
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642467279
  • ECCO1-T16277
Author
Aitken, James, 1752-1777.
Title
The trial of James Hill, [electronic resource] : alias, John the painter, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Rope-House, in the King's Yard at Portsmouth; tried at Winchester, March 6th, 1777. Before the Hon. Sir William Henry Ashurst, knt. and Sir Beaumont Hotham. Taken in short-hand by a gentleman at the trial.
Imprint
London : printed for F. Foresight, near Temple Bar, [1777]
Indexed In:
Adams, 77-9
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, T16277.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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