West, Arthur, fl 1838 (of Bath)
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Autograph Document describing 'The Police Establishment of Edinburgh' written by George Combe for Arthur West of Bath, 11 April 1838
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Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0059/7
Scope and Contents
Autograph document about "the Police Establishment of Edinburgh" written by Scottish phrenologist and lawyer George Combe, at the attention of Arthur West, of Bath. Dated 11 April 1838.Text is neatly written out in two columns. The first is headed "In the Watching department", and contains twelve entries from "1 Superintendent" to "2 Female [Turnkeys]", including "30 Night Patrole men" and "166 night watchmen". The second column is headed "In the cleaning department", and...
Dates:
11 April 1838