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Execution! : a full, true, and particular account of James Whiteford, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday morning, the 18th of August, 1819, for breaking into the toll-bar at Hopetoun Wood, Linlithgowshire, and robbing the tacksman of eleven pounds, a bottle of whisky, and some bread : together with his last dying declaration, and behaviour at the place of execution, &c.

Title
Execution! : a full, true, and particular account of James Whiteford, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday morning, the 18th of August, 1819, for breaking into the toll-bar at Hopetoun Wood, Linlithgowshire, and robbing the tacksman of eleven pounds, a bottle of whisky, and some bread : together with his last dying declaration, and behaviour at the place of execution, &c.
Publication
  • [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1819]
  • [Edingburgh] : Printed for the Booksellers, [1819]

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Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Uniform Title
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
Alternative Title
Execution! : a full, true, and particular account of James Whiteford, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday morning, the 18th of August, 1819, for breaking into the toll-bar at Hopetoun Wood, Linlithgowshire, and robbing the tacksman of eleven pounds, a bottle of whisky, and some bread : together with his last dying declaration, and behaviour at the place of execution, etc.
Subject
  • Whiteford, James, -1819
  • Executions and executioners > Scotland > Edinburgh
  • Linlithgowshire (Scotland) > History > 19th century
  • Brigands and robbers
  • Thieves
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  • Reproduction of the original from the British Library.
OCLC
  • 937012344
  • CPPC00998
Title
Execution! : a full, true, and particular account of James Whiteford, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday morning, the 18th of August, 1819, for breaking into the toll-bar at Hopetoun Wood, Linlithgowshire, and robbing the tacksman of eleven pounds, a bottle of whisky, and some bread : together with his last dying declaration, and behaviour at the place of execution, &c.
Publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1819]
Manufacturer
[Edingburgh] : Printed for the Booksellers, [1819]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
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Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
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