The Trial of Thomas Muir, Younger of Huntershill, Before the High.

Trial; Muir, Thomas, Defendant

Erscheinungsdatum: 1793

Beschreibung

Highly Politicized Trial of Scottish Radical Who Promoted Thomas Paine's Rights of Man [Trial]. Muir, Thomas [1765-1798], Defendant. The Trial of Thomas Muir, Younger of Huntershill, Before the High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh: On Friday the 30th of August, 1793: On a Charge of Sedition. From the Records of the Court, And Notes of the Evidence Taken During the Trial: To Which are Added, The Speeches of the Lord Advocate, Mr Muir, And the Lord Justice Clerk, Addressed to the Jury. Edinburgh: Printed for James Simpson and J. Hamilton, 1793. [iv], 105, [1] pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Disbound, edges untrimmed. Moderate toning, somewhat heavier in places, occasional light foxing, light soiling in a few places, final leaf detaching slightly at foot but secure. $250. * Second, expanded edition. Scots radical Thomas Muir, an advocate, was an ardent supporter of the American and French Revolutions and a proponent of comprehensive parliamentary reform in Great Britain. His activities in Great Britain and France eventually led to a highly politicized trial on sedition charges in 1793. In the end Muir was found guilty of distributing and promoting Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man. He was sentenced to fourteen years transportation to the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay. He had a remarkable escape, but his health was ruined and he died soon afterwards. OCLC locates 7 copies of this edition, 4 in North America (Columbia, Newberry Library, University of Rochester, Washington State Law Library). English Short-Title Catalogue T175339.

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• Titel: The Trial of Thomas Muir, Younger of Huntershill, Before the High.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1793
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