CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39820-39850
Record TypeWritings (documents)
TitleMemorandum on the examination of the prisoners regarding the plot of Colonel Edward Marcus Despard to attack the Tower of London, the Bank of England, and St James's
Date[c.18 November 1802]
DescriptionThe memorandum describes the meetings and oath taking with Colonel Despard in preparation for the attacks. Includes accounts by the following witnesses: John May, Samuel [?Taunton], Thomas Windsor, John Pike, Nicholas Damby, James Humphreys, Thomas Winterbottom, William Bownds, Robert Thomas Blades, William Francis, Thomas Broughton, John Francis and John Wood. Contains an annotation on GEO/MAIN/39828.
During the questioning of the witnesses, The Lord Chancellor, Lord Pelham, Lord Hobart and The Attorney and Solicitor General are recorded as present.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (31 pages)
Physical DescriptionManuscript paper; bound with green ribbon
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