Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: Wonderful discovery. A full and particular account of five men who pretended to be ghosts, who entered the house of a lady, for the purpose of robbery and murder, at Winlee, Jan. 23, 1831

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Broadside: Wonderful discovery. A full and particular account of five men who pretended to be ghosts, who entered the house of a lady, for the purpose of robbery and murder, at Winlee, Jan. 23, 1831

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Title Broadside: Wonderful discovery. A full and particular account of five men who pretended to be ghosts, who entered the house of a lady, for the purpose of robbery and murder, at Winlee, Jan. 23, 1831
Publisher T. Kay, Printer, Newcastle
Date 1831
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside regarding a group of men who posed as ghosts in order to commit a robbery.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (15 x 5 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 Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions
Heists & Robberies
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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