Criminal justice personnel - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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A Narrative of all the robberies, escapes, &c. of John Sheppard Giving an exact description of the manner of his wonderful escape from the Castle in Newgate, and of the methods he took afterward for his security. Written during his confinement in the Middle Stone-Room, after his being retaken in Drury-Lane. The whole publish'd at the particular request of the prisoner.
Date: 1724- E-journals
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A Narrative of all the robberies, escapes, &c. of John Sheppard Giving an exact description of the manner of his wonderful escape from the Castle in Newgate, and of the methods he took afterward for his security. Written by himself during his confinement in the Middle Stone-Room, after his being retaken in Drury-Lane. To which is prefix'd, a true representation of his escape from the condemn'd hold, curiously engraven on a copper plate. The whole publish'd at the particular request of the prisoner.
Date: 1724