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Broadside: Manner of the escape from Newgate of Henry Williams alias Whitehead, with a description of the cell wherein he was confined, and instruments used to effect his escape; to which is added an account of the many robberies he committed and schemes he adopted to escape from the officers

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Broadside: Manner of the escape from Newgate of Henry Williams alias Whitehead, with a description of the cell wherein he was confined, and instruments used to effect his escape; to which is added an account of the many robberies he committed and schemes he adopted to escape from the officers

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Title Broadside: Manner of the escape from Newgate of Henry Williams alias Whitehead, with a description of the cell wherein he was confined, and instruments used to effect his escape; to which is added an account of the many robberies he committed and schemes he adopted to escape from the officers
Publisher Quick, Printer, Bowling Green Lane, Clerkenwell
Time Period 1830s
19th century
Description Broadside describing the robberies committed by Henry Williams, followed by a description of his escape from prison. Includes a woodcut illustration of Williams.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (14.75 x 8.75 inches)
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the British Criminal Broadsides collection
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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Format of Original document
Subject Heists & Robberies
Jails, Prisons
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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