With the circumstances of each fraud, and the names of all the parties injured. The northern hero [e...
With the circumstances of each fraud, and the names of all the parties injured. The northern hero [electronic resource] : being a faithful narrative of the life, adventures, and deceptions, of James George Semple, commonly called Major Semple, alias Major Harrold, Major Maxwell, Major Grant, Major Cunningham, Major Winter, &c. &c. &c. With an Account of his Devices at Lord Salisbury's, Sir Thomas Dundass's, and Mr. Pitt's. Also the almost innumerable Inventions by which he obtained Goods of Tradesmen of every Profession, with the Particulars of each Transaction. The Whole supported by indisputable Authority, with the Names of the Persons who were the Objects of his Depredations, and the singular Manner of his Apprehension. Together with an account of his trial, Before Mr. Justice Gould and the Recorder, at th Old Bailey, on Saturday, September 2, for defrauding Mr. John Lycett, Coach-Maker, in Whitechapel, of a post-chaise, value Fifty Guineas, of which the Jury convicted him without going out of Court. .
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London : printed for G. Kearsley, No. 46, Fleet-Street; and sold by all booksellers, [1786]
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[1786]
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ix,[1],84p.,plate ; 8°.
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Publisher
London : printed for G. Kearsley, No. 46, Fleet-Street; and sold by all booksellers, [1786]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[1786]
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With the circumstances of each fraud, and the names of all the parties injured. The northern hero [electronic resource] : being a faithful narrative of the life, adventures, and deceptions, of James George Semple, commonly called Major Semple, alias Major Harrold, Major Maxwell, Major Grant, Major Cunningham, Major Winter, &c. &c. &c. With an Accou...
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Later editions were published with the titles 'The northern imposter' and 'Memoirs of the northern impostor'.
With an advertisement leaf following the title page....
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ESTC N25779.
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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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74VvX5eLo3bl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvX5eLo3bl
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991011182169702626