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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- E-books
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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.
Date: 1724- E-books
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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 added, 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- E-books
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An authentic account of forgeries and frauds of various kinds committed by that most consummate adept in deception, Charles Price. Otherwise Patch, many years a Lottery Office Keeper, In London and Westminster: Who, to avoid an ignominious death, destroyed himself in Tothill-Fields Bridewell, on the 24th of January, 1786. Published principally to gratify the Curiosity of the People, concerning a Man who had baffled every Mode of Detection, set on foot by the Directors of the Bank of England, and the Magistrates of Bow-Street, for upwards of Five Years. With which is given as a Frontispiece, an exact Representation of his Person, in the Disguise which he wore when he negotiated his first Parcel of Counterfeit Bank Notes, in the Year 1780, and likewise his Portrait in his usual Dress.
Date: 1786- E-books
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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 added, 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