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The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas Walker of Manchester
The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas Walker of Manchester Author:Thomas Walker Subtitle: Merchant, William Paul, Samuel Jackson, James Cheetham, Oliver Pearsall, Benjamin Booth, and Joseph Collier; for a Conspiracy to Ovethrow the Constitution and Government, and to Aid and Assist the French, (being the King's Enemies) in Case They Should Invade This Kingdom. Tried at the Assizes at Lancaster, April 2, 1794, Before the Hon... more ». Mr. Justice Heath, One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Taken in Short-Hand General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1794 Original Publisher: Printed for T. Boden Subjects: Trials (Conspiracy) Great Britain History / Europe / Great Britain Law / General Law / Civil Procedure Law / Legal History Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Sir, APPENDIX. No. 1. Copy of Mr. Walker's first Letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. Bate'. s Hotel, 17 June, 1793. A have been for some time absent from home, on account of business whichhas required my presence in London. 1 find by my letters of last Saturday, (the co'ntents of which are still more strongly confirmed by those of to-day) that a report has been industriously circulated in Manchester of a charge of HIGH TREASON, made against me, before the magistrates of that town. I am extremely sorry to occupy your time with the frivolous rumours that idle and ignorant, or bigotted and malevolent people may amuse themselves with propagating at the expence of my character. But the report above mentioned is in itself so serious, and has been the topic of so much conversation at Manchester, that I think it right, in justice to myself, and to obviate any false construction. which my enemies may put upon my absence from home, to inform you, Sir, that my residence is as abovementioned, and...« less