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West Port murders; or, an authentic account of the atrocious murders committed by Burke and his associates, containing a full account of all the extraordinary circumstances connected with them.
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West Port murders; or, an authentic account of the atrocious murders committed by Burke and his associates, containing a full account of all the extraordinary circumstances connected with them. Also, a report of the trial of Burke and M'Dougal, with a description of the execution of Burke, his confessions, and memoirs of his accomplices, including the proceedings against Hare, &c.
Description
Disbound book. Engraved frontispiece (artist, George Andrew Lutenor; engraver, Thomas Clerk). Illustrated with engravings. Includes drawings by Walter Geikie. Has broadside titled "The West Port Murders" tipped in (14 cm.).
Collection
The Resurrectionists
06. A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson, known by the name of Daft Jamie; to which is added, a few anecdotes relative to him and his old friend Boby Awl, an idiot who strolled about Edinburgh for many years
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A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson, known by the name of Daft Jamie; to which is added, a few anecdotes relative to him and his old friend Boby Awl, an idiot who strolled about Edinburgh for many years
Description
Chapbook that has been disbound and mounted in a window-pane style. Illustrated.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
04. Letter to the Lord advocate, disclosing the accomplices, secrets, and other facts relative to the late murders; with a correct account of the manner in which the anatomical schools are supplied with subjects
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Letter to the Lord advocate, disclosing the accomplices, secrets, and other facts relative to the late murders; with a correct account of the manner in which the anatomical schools are supplied with subjects
Description
Pamphlet, disbound and mounted.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
33. Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers
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33. Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers : measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell, and of various individuals, English, Scotch, and Irish, presenting an extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology
Collection
The Resurrectionists
27. An account of William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday the 28th day of January, 1829, for murder : with the confession he made while under sentence of death
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27. An account of William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday the 28th day of January, 1829, for murder : with the confession he made while under sentence of death
Description
Tract printed on laid paper. Disbound and mounted. Illustrated title page. At head of title: Cheap tracts, no. 16.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
26. Authentic confessions of William Burk, who was executed at Edinburgh, on 28th January 1829, for murder, emited before the sheriff-substitute of Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr Reid, Catholic priest, and others, in the jail, on 3d and 22d January
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26. Authentic confessions of William Burk, who was executed at Edinburgh, on 28th January 1829, for murder, emited before the sheriff-substitute of Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr Reid, Catholic priest, and others, in the jail, on 3d and 22d January
Description
Disbound pamphlet. Illustrated. Portrait of William Burke appears on the title page. An illustration of Daft Jamie appears on page 7.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
19. Execution : a full and true account of the last speech and dying declaration of William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh this morning, for murder, and his body given for dissection ...
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19. Execution : a full and true account of the last speech and dying declaration of William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh this morning, for murder, and his body given for dissection; also of his conduct and behaviour since his condemnation, and on the scaffold
Description
Illustrated broadside. Cut and mounted.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
36. Observations on a late pamphlet by Mr. Stone, on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, &c.
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36. Observations on a late pamphlet by Mr. Stone, on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, &c.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
34. Answer to "Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers, &c. By Thomas Stone, Esq.," &c.
Title
34. Answer to "Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers, &c. By Thomas Stone, Esq.," &c.
Collection
The Resurrectionists
17. Confessions, lamentations, & reflections of William Burke, late of Portsburgh, who is to be executed at Edinburgh, on the 28th January, 1829, for murder, and his body given for public dissection
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17. Confessions, lamentations, & reflections of William Burke, late of Portsburgh, who is to be executed at Edinburgh, on the 28th January, 1829, for murder, and his body given for public dissection
Description
Ballad, illustrated. Cut and mounted.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
28. Riot at Dumfries! Hare's arrival : a full and particular account of the reception of William Hare, one of the West Port murderers, at Dumfries, on Friday morning last, on his way to Ireland!
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28. Riot at Dumfries! Hare's arrival : a full and particular account of the reception of William Hare, one of the West Port murderers, at Dumfries, on Friday morning last, on his way to Ireland!
Description
Cut in two and mounted.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
15. Subscription for the benefit of James Gray and his wife : a letter to the editor of the Caledonian Mercury
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15. Subscription for the benefit of James Gray and his wife : a letter to the editor of the Caledonian Mercury
Description
Letter signed "Candidus." An appeal for donors to sign the subscription books and donate sums of money to the aid of James Gray and his wife, dated "Edinburgh, 15th January, 1829." With an advertisment for "a full and correct report of the trial of Burke and M'Dougal." Advertisement is dated "22 January, 1829." Printed on the recto and verso of a single leaf.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
24. Hare's dream! : describing the apparitions of Burke and others, which appeared to him while in the Calton Jail
Title
24. Hare's dream! : describing the apparitions of Burke and others, which appeared to him while in the Calton Jail
Description
Ballad, cut and mounted.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
23. Elegy on William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh, Jan. 28, 1829.
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23. Elegy on William Burke, who was executed at Edinburgh, Jan. 28, 1829.
Description
Illustrated ballad. Cut and mounted.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
02. [Autograph letter signed by William Burke and dated January 27, 1829]
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02. [Autograph letter signed by William Burke and dated January 27, 1829]
Description
Letter handwritten by William Burke while he was in jail awaiting execution.
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
37. Letter on the prejudices of the great in science and philosophy against phrenology; addressed to the editor of The Edinburgh Weekly Journal
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37. Letter on the prejudices of the great in science and philosophy against phrenology; addressed to the editor of The Edinburgh Weekly Journal
Collection
The Resurrectionists
35. A rejoinder to the answer of George Combe, esq. to "observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers."
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35. A rejoinder to the answer of George Combe, esq. to "observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers."
Collection
The Resurrectionists
13. Lines supposed to have been written by Mrs. Wilson, Daft Jamie's mother, on ascertaining the way and manner her son had been basely murdered in the West Port, by William Burke and William Hare
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13. Lines supposed to have been written by Mrs. Wilson, Daft Jamie's mother, on ascertaining the way and manner her son had been basely murdered in the West Port, by William Burke and William Hare
Description
Cut and mounted ballad. At bottom is note advertising the first edition of the chapbook "A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson."
Language
English
Collection
The Resurrectionists
32. Phrenological observations on the cerebral development of William Burke, executed for murder at Edinburgh, on 28th January, 1829, and on the development of William Hare, his accomplice
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32. Phrenological observations on the cerebral development of William Burke, executed for murder at Edinburgh, on 28th January, 1829, and on the development of William Hare, his accomplice
Description
Article from The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, v.5 (May 1828-April 1829), pages 549-572
Collection
The Resurrectionists
29. West Port murders
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29. West Port murders : characters of Burke, Hare, and Dr. Knox ... being part of a conversation between North, Tickler, and the Ettrick Shepherd
Description
Disbound and mounted.
Collection
The Resurrectionists

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