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[Calendars of Prisoners in Newgate Prison, London and Middlesex, 1814 / Sheriff of Middlesex]

[Calendars of Prisoners in Newgate Prison, London and Middlesex, 1814 / Sheriff of Middlesex]

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NamgZbY

[Calendars of Prisoners in Newgate Prison, London and Middlesex, 1814 / Sheriff of Middlesex]

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Full title

[Calendars of Prisoners in Newgate Prison, London and Middlesex, 1814 / Sheriff of Middlesex]

Date

1814

Call Numbers

MLMSS 9917

Record Identifier

9NamgZbY

Reference Code

1005900
Physical Description

Contents

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box) - typescript with manuscript annotations

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955.

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Scope and Contents

Contents

A annotated bound set of eight monthly calendars of prisoners held in Newgate awaiting trial for Criminal Cases in London & Middlesex during 1814, most likely a Gaoler's or Clerk of the Court's copy, dating from January 12, 1814 to November 30, 1814. They contain printed lists of prisoners with their age, their accuser, their alleged crime and the...

Alternative Titles

Full title

[Calendars of Prisoners in Newgate Prison, London and Middlesex, 1814 / Sheriff of Middlesex]

Notes

Signature / Inscriptions

"Newgate Calendar, Jan 12, 1814 to Nov 20, 1814"--spine

"Stokes, Printer, 5 Hind Court, Fleet Street, London"--title page

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from Antipodean Books, 20 December 2016.

Administrative / Biographical history

Calendars of prisoners are published lists of prisoners held in county gaols who are to be, or have been tried at assizes and quarter sessions in England and Wales. They were produced at the height of transportation to Australia, during the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie. Most calendars were issued by the sheriff and generally contain the name o...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 9917

Record Identifier

9NamgZbY

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NamgZbY

Other Identifiers

Reference code

1005900

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