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Circumstances of the death of Mr. Scawen

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Account of the trial of Miss Jane Butterfield, on an indictment for murder, at the late assizes for the county of Surry, held at Croydon

  • Title: Circumstances of the death of Mr. Scawen, with genuine particulars relative to Miss Jenny Butterfield, now under confinement, and charged with the murder of that gentleman : including a relation of the origin of her family, the particulars of her seduction and onnections, and the manner in which Mr. Scawen was really poisoned; with anecdotes of Mr. M-, the brewer, and Captain —-.
  • Published: London : Printed for J. Whitaker, Mitre Court, Fleet Street ; and sold at all the pamphlet shops at the Royal Exchange, MDCCLXXV [1775]

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File 523 B988 775

Acquired July 2015

The important results of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning…

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Watkins, John, fl. 1792-1831

The important results of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning : being a detail of extraordinary facts discovered since her execution, including the official report of her singular trial, now first published, and copious notes thereon : also, numerous authentic documents, an argument on her case, a memorial to H. R. H. the Prince Regent, & strictures on a late pamphlet of the prosecutors’ apothecary / by John Watkins.

Published: London : William Hone, 1815.

523 F337 815

“With thirty original letters written by the unfortunate girl while in prison; an appendix, and an appropriate dedication.” The report of the trial (p. [1]-50) was taken from the shorthand notes of the reporter, Job Sibly.

Cover: The important results of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning...Title page: The important results of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning...Subjects (Library of Congress): Fenning, Elizabeth, 1793-1815; Judicial error–Great Britain; Trials (Poisoning)–Great Britain.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: October, 2010