The remarkable life of James Smith, a famous young highwayman, who was executed at Surbiton-Common, near Kingston upon Thames, on Thursday, the 9th day of September, 1756, for a robbery in Surrey. Containing a true and faithful narrative of all the robberies that he has, within a few years, committed in London, and in the Country, amounting to One Hundred and Six in Number, although he was not Twenty-Two Years of Age when he suffered. Written by himself, whilst under Sentence of Death in the Gaol at Kingston: And delivered to Mr. John Hammett, Keeper of the Country Gaol of Surry. Together with his Serious Reflections on a Future State; and several Letters, particularly One from a Methodist Teacher, &c. And to this paper is annex'd the dying words of John Lauder, Esq; who was executed at Pennenden-Heath, near Maidstone, in the County of Kent, on Monday, the 16th of August, 1756, for the Murder of William Brown, a Post-Boy

People / Organizations

• James Smith (Author)
• Mary Cooper ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Davis, the Corner of Sackville-Street, Piccadilly; and M. Cooper, in Paternoster-Row, [1756?]

Publication year

1756

ESTC No.

T100001

Grub Street ID

153982

Description

12p. ; 4°.

Note

Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.