Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Library, &C. Of the Late Charles I. Bushnell, Esq.: Comprising His Extensive Collections of Rare and Curious Americana, of Engravings, Autographs, Historical Relics Aitken, J. The Life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an Incendiary who was tried at Win chester, March 7, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to H M. Dockyard at Portsmouth. The whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth. Iamo, half morocco, gilt top. Portrait on copper Winton [1777. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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