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A complete history of James Maclean, [electronic resource] : the gentleman highwayman, who was execu...

A complete history of James Maclean, [electronic resource] : the gentleman highwayman, who was execu...

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A complete history of James Maclean, [electronic resource] : the gentleman highwayman, who was executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, October 3, 1750, for a robbery on the highway. Containing The Particulars of his Life, from his Birth to his Death. In which is included, An Account of the Robberies he committed with his Companion Plunket. And a Series of Letters, that pass'd between him and Plunket; as well during the Time he was in Holland, as in England; in which are open'd some extraordinary Scenes. Also, The Particulars of their Fortune-Hunting Schemes; in which Maclean generally pass'd for a Gentleman of Worth, and Plunket personated his Footman. Likewise a Number of Original Letters sent to Maclean by different Ladies, some of which contain Narratives of Facts so exceeding tender, as must raise Pity and Compassion in the Breast of every Reader. The whole adorn'd with a very neat picture of Maclean, taken from the Life, while under Sentence. Drawn and engrav'd by Mr. Boitard. .

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A complete history of James Maclean, [electronic resource] : the gentleman highwayman, who was executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, October 3, 1750, for a robbery on the highway. Containing The Particulars of his Life, from his Birth to his Death. In which is included, An Account of the Robberies he committed with his Companion Plunket. And a Series of Letters, that pass'd between him and Plunket; as well during the Time he was in Holland, as in England; in which are open'd some extraordinary Scenes. Also, The Particulars of their Fortune-Hunting Schemes; in which Maclean generally pass'd for a Gentleman of Worth, and Plunket personated his Footman. Likewise a Number of Original Letters sent to Maclean by different Ladies, some of which contain Narratives of Facts so exceeding tender, as must raise Pity and Compassion in the Breast of every Reader. The whole adorn'd with a very neat picture of Maclean, taken from the Life, while under Sentence. Drawn and engrav'd by Mr. Boitard. .

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London : printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's-Head, against St. Dunstan's-Church, Fleet-Street, [1750]

Date

[1750]

Record Identifier

74VvWV3DJLWd

MMS ID

991011961989702626

Language

English

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[2],65,[1]p.,plate : port. ; 8°.

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Publisher

London : printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's-Head, against St. Dunstan's-Church, Fleet-Street, [1750]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1750]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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A complete history of James Maclean, [electronic resource] : the gentleman highwayman, who was executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, October 3, 1750, for a robbery on the highway. Containing The Particulars of his Life, from his Birth to his Death. In which is included, An Account of the Robberies he committed with his Companion Plunket. And a Series o...

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Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

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ESTC T31046.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvWV3DJLWd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWV3DJLWd

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MMS ID

991011961989702626