Papers of and concerning Deacon Brodie.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Statement of Deacon Brodie's affairs (folio 1);
Letter of Captain John Dent, of the ship in which Deacon Brodie attempted to escape, recommending 'Mr. John Dixon' (Brodie) to a friend at Ostend (folio 3);
Report of Groves, messenger-at-arms, on his visit to Ostend in pursuit of Brodie in June (folio 5);
Draft of a statement, pleading guilty, which George Smith intended to make, said to be in Smith's hand (folio 9);
Portion of the same statement in another hand (folio 11);
Letter of Brodie to the Town Council pleading for his sentence to be changed to transportation (folio 12);
Letter of Brodie to the Lord Provost, asking that his body be handed to Alexander Paterson (folio 14);
Letter, undated, of Thomas Langlands, Solicitor, to Creech, narrating the arrest of Brodie in Amsterdam (folio 15).
At the end (folio 17) is an undated letter of William Gatesby, 7th Foot, describing the robbery of the Dundee Bank in which he took part on the night of 16 February, 1788, and exculpating Falconer, Bruce, and Dick, who were sentenced for the crime. Gatesby was sentenced to death on another charge in 1790.
Dates
- Creation: 1788.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
18 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
18 folios.
Custodial History
The papers at one time belonged to William Creech, who bequeathed them to his protégé, Charles Watson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1944, by the Faculty of Advocates, to whom it was presented by J P Watson, Writer to the Signet.
Bibliography
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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