Petitions for assistance from Benjamin Workman, 1810 - 1818
Scope and Contents
Some were written while Workman was imprisoned in the debtor's prison at Newgate. The petitions include a poster giving details of his services as a tutor in navigation, mathematics, nautical astronomy, etc. [RGO 14/12: 494].
Dates
- 1810 - 1818
Creator
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Extent
10 folio(s) (10 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Workman, Benjamin
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
London [origination]
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 17:06:42+00:00
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