A genuine account of the life, transactions, confession, and execution, of James Aitken, alias John Hill, commonly called John the Painter, who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday, the 7th of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to his Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth. The whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on the three days preceding his execution

People / Organizations

• Robert Turner ("printed for")
• James Aitken (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Robert Turner in the year, 1777.

Publication year

1777

ESTC No.

N68592

Grub Street ID

49938

Description

40p.,plate ; 12°.

Note

At the head of the title: (Published by Authority.)

Uncontrolled note

Frontis. = plate