Robbery - Early works to 1800
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The life of Patrick Madan Exhibiting a Series of the most extraordinary Transactions, notorious Villanies, and wonderful Escapes, that ever happened to one Man. Comprizing a Series of Events equally calculated to astonish the Mind, and lead the Heart to Virtue, by exhibiting the Deformity of Vice. With Reflections naturally arising from the Subject; and Hints, which if attended to, will tend greatly to the Suppression of every Species of Theft.
Date: [1781?]- E-books
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The genuine life of William Cox , the notorious robber, who was executed pursuant to his sentence, on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1773. For robbing Mr. John Kendrick, of bank-notes and cash to the amount of four hundred and forty pounds: Containing A Recital of some of the most artful Robberies ever committed in this Kingdom; with an Account of his Behaviour when under Sentence of Death in the Cells of Newgate.
Date: [1774?]- E-books
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The last speeches, dying words, and confessions of James Chambers and William Collins , who were executed on the Town-Moor, near Newcastle upon Tyne, on Friday the 27th of August, 1784, for robbing Mr Jasper Anderson, on the Highway.
Chambers, James, d. 1784.Date: 1784]- E-books
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A true relation of a most wonderfull and strange accident, which happened on a young man, born at Dort a town in Holland; who ... was falsly accused for a robberie, ..
Date: 1706- E-books
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The last dying words, speech, and confession of the 5 malefactors who were executed at Tyburn near York, on Saturday April 14, 1792
Date: 1792?]