The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth, Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution.

People / Organizations

• James Aitken (Author)
• Stanley Crowder ("sold by")

Imprint

Winton: printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, [1777]

Publication year

1777

ESTC No.

T66401

Grub Street ID

291150

Description

64p.,plate : port. ; 8⁰

Note

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling, [London].Citation/references Adams, 77-6b