The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812: To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy ActBailey, James Blake
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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812: To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act
Bailey, James Blake
Body snatching
_Wednesday 11th._ Tom & Bill and me removed[44] 5 from S{t}. Barthol{w}.,
2 Wilson, 2 Brookes, 1 Bell[45]; in the evening got 1 Harps,[46] went to
S{t}. Thomas', at home all night.
_Thursday 12th._ I went up to Brookes and Wilson, afterwards me Bill and
Daniel went to Bethnall Green, got 2; Jack, Ben went got 2 large & 1 large
small back S{t}. Luke's,[47] came home, afterwards met again & went to
Bunhill row got 6, 1 of them with ----[48] named Mary Rolph, aged 46, Died
5{th} Dec. 1811.
_Friday 13th._ At Home all day & night.
_Saturday 14th._ Went to Bartholomew took{d}. two Brookes: Pack{d} 4 and
sent them to Edinborough, came Home to Ben{n}., settled £14 6s. 2-1/2d.
each man, came home, got up at 2 me Jack & Bill went to Bunhill Row and
got 3. Ben & Daniel staid at home.
_Sunday 15th._ At home all day, Got up at 3 a.m. The whole party went to
Harps, got 3, Went to S{t}. Thomas's.
_Monday 16th._ At home all day & night Ill.
_Tuesday 17th._ At home all day & do. night.
_Wednesday 18th._ At Home all day & do. night.
Remember me when far away
[This line is written in the same way as the names mentioned on p.
127.]
_Thursday 19th._ Went to Bartholomew, At home all night.
_Friday 20th_. Went to S{t}. Thomas's, came home and went to the play,
came home: at 3 A.M. got up and went to the Hospital Crib got 5 large.
_Saturday 21st._ Went to S{t}. Thomas's sent 1 to Mr. Taunton,[49] 2 to
Edinburgh, S{t}. Thomas's took 6 of the above this week, came home and
stopt at home all night.
_Sunday 22nd._ Went and look'd out, at 4 o'clock, got up, party went to
Harps got 3 large and 2 small, the whole went to Barth{m}.
_Monday 23rd._ Went for orders to Wilson and Brookes, Met Bill, Brought
one to Carpue, Sent him back to bring 2 from Barthol{w}. 1 for Brookes, 1
for Bell, Ben{n} and Jack got 5 small at Harpers.
_Tuesday 24th._ At twelve at midnight a party went to Wygate got 3 small,
came back and got 2 large at Newington, Came home then settled at Ben{n},
Each man's share £8 16s. 8d., at home all night.
_Wednesday 25th._ At Home all day and night.
_Thursday 26th._ At Home all day and night.
_Friday 27th._ Went to look out, Came home met Ben and Dan{l} at 5
o'clock, went to Harps, got 1 large and took it to Jack's house, Jack,
Bill and Tom not with us, Geting drunk.
_Saturday 28th._ At 4 o'clock in the morning got up, with the whole party
to Guy's and S{t}. Thomas's Crib, got 6 took them to S{t}. Thomas's. Came
home and met at Thomas's again, pack{d}. up 3 for Edinbro, took one over
to Guys.
_Sunday 29th._ At home all day and night.
_Monday 30th._ Butler and Dan{l}, took 1 large to Framton, large small to
Hornig.
_Tuesday 31st._ Met at the Harty Choak,[50] had dispute about the horse.
REMARKS, &C., JANUARY, 1812.
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