An account of the life and transactions of William Gadesby from the age of seventeen to twenty-eight, when he was brought to trial before the High Court of Justiciary, and received sentence of death, on Tuesday, the 21st of December, 1790 /

An account of the life and transactions of William Gadesby from the age of seventeen to twenty-eight, when he was brought to trial before the High Court of Justiciary, and received sentence of death, on Tuesday, the 21st of December, 1790 /

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Main Author:	Gadesby, William, 1762 or 1763-1791
Corporate Author:	Scotland High Court of Justiciary
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Printed for William Creech and sold by Dunlop and Wilson, R. Nicol, Angus and Son, and A. Brown, 1791
Series:	Making of modern law Making of modern law Trials, 1600-1926
Subjects:	Gadesby, William, > 1762 or 1763-1791 > Early works to 1800 Brigands and robbers > Scotland > Glasgow > Early works to 1800 Executions and executioners > Scotland > Glasgow > Early works to 1800 Criminal Robbery

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