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Egerton MS 3802

Record Id:
032-001986154
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001986154
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000051
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3802
Title:

'NEWGATE JOURNAL': reports on 'The State of His Majesty's Gaol of Newgate'; 29 Apr. 1816- 27 Feb. 1819. Written by the Keepers John A. Newman (1804-3 Feb. 1817; acting Keeper until 12 May 1817) and William R. H. Brown (1817-1822; warden of the Fleet Prison 1822-1842); the reports give the number of inmates, their sex and category, and the number receiving medical treatment together with occasional reports on their general health; they also contain accounts of the state of the prison and 'Particular Occurrences during the week'. The Journal covers the period of the Spa Fields riots (2 Dec. 1816) and a number of entries refer to the authorities' reactions before, during and after the disturbances. Brief references are made to the reception of six rioters (7 Dec. 1816) and to the execution of John Cashman (12 Mar. 1817). The Journal at one time belonged to Nevill Brown (Browne?), 16 Great Tower Street, presumably a relation of the Keeper. W. R. H. Brown (d.1853) was also one of the founders of the Morning Advertiser, and of the Hope Life Insurance Company. Sold at Sotheby's, 17 Dec. 1979, lot 12. Purchased from A. F. Leith, Esq., Harpenden, co. Hertf., 22 Feb. 1980.

Paper; ff. 136.

Scope & Content:

Prisons: John A. Newman, Keeper of Newgate Gaol: William R. H. Brown, Keeper of Newgate Gaol: 'Newgate Journal' written by John A. Newman and William R. H. Brown: 1816-1819.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001986154
Is part of:
not applicable
Hierarchy:
032-001986154
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1816
End Date:
1819
Date Range:
29 Apr 1816-27 Feb 1819
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

A. F. Leith, of Harpenden: Owned, bef. 1980.

Nevill Brown, of London: Owned, 19th cent.?.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Brown, Nevill, of London
Brown, William R H, Keeper of Newgate Gaol
Leith, A F, of Harpenden
Newman, John A, Keeper of Newgate Gaol