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Speech of Mrs. Susanna Wright, before the Court of King's Bench, on the 14th of November 1822 : in the course of reading which she was continually interrupted by the court, and before she had finished it, committed to Newgate for persisting to read, to be brought up again for judgment, on the fourth day of Hilary term, 1823

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1822.
Call number: 441679
Creator: Wright, Susannah(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 22 cm
Associated people: Carlile, Richard, (1790-1843.)
Associated organization: Great Britain.
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