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
_Friday 13th._ Went to look out, met at night and went to Wiegate got 5
large, also went to the Green got 8 large took them Bartholomew.
_Saturday 14th._ Met at Barthol. sent 5 to Edinburgh, Mr. Wilson 3,
Brookes 2, Barthol. 1. Settled each man's share £3 6 8. 2 on hand.[62]
_Sunday 15th._ Went to Look out, at night went to St. John's, Got 1 Large
and 1 Large Small, Burnt. Took the Large to Wilson, small to St. Thomas's.
Paid Hollis £11 11 0 at the order of Miss Kay.
_Monday 16th._ At Home all day went to Harps got 3 Large and 1 Large
Small, 1 Small, and 1 Foetus, took 2 Large to St. Thomas's, 1 Large to
Guy's, Large Small to Mr. Frampton and 1 small to Mr. Taunton. Mr.
Frampton called at 7 in the evening.
_Tuesday 17th._ Went to the Borough: at Night met at 6 in the evening,
went to the Flemish, Jack, Ben{n}. & myself. Got 2 adults, Bill not with
us, took the above 2 to St. Thomas's. Big gate for time is very well.
_Wednesday 18th._ Went to the Big gates to Look out. came home, at home
all night which was a very bad thing for us as we wanted some money to pay
our debts to several persons who were importunate.
_Thursday 19th._ Met at Jack and settled each man's share £6 18 4: at 6 in
the evening went to the Meeting Crib[63], 1 Large and 1 small, afterwards
went to the Big gates got 2 Large took them to Barth{w}.
_Friday 20th._ Went to St. Thomas's, at home all night.
_Saturday 21st._ Jack and Tom got 2 Large small, 1 Frampton 1 Taunton.
Rec{d}. for the above £3 13 6 D{o}. £4 4 0: at home all night.
_Sunday 22nd._ Went to the Green, at Home all night.
_Monday 23rd._ At home all night.
_Tuesday 24th._ D{o}.
_Wednesday 25th._ Went to Pancress got 5 adult, Took them to Bartholomew.
_Thursday 26th._ Went to Look out, Jack got 2 Large small. 1 D{o}.
Frampton £3 13 6 1 D{o}. Mr. Taunton £4 4 0.
_Friday 27th._ Went to Look out, at Home all night.
_Saturday 28th._ Jack got 1 large small for Mr. Cline £4 4 0, at Home all
night.
_Sunday 29th._ Went to the Green; at home all night.
_Monday 30th._ At Home all day & night.
_Tuesday 31st._ Went to Pancress got 5 adults Ben Bill & me. Dan'l Jack
and Tom went to Harps, missed.
_Wednesday_ APRIL _1st._ Party went to the Green got 4 adults; being the
1st of April the man left us a new Hat.[64]
_Thursday 2nd._ Went Bill & me to the Big Gates 2 adults and 1 small,
Jack, Ben and Dan'l got 4 adults, Harps.
_Friday 3rd._ Went to look out and distribute the above, met at Jack's at
night, Ben being Drunk disappoint'd the party.
_Saturday 4th._ Met and settled £108 13s. 7d. each man's share £18 2s.
3d., at Home all night.
_Sunday 5th._ Went to look out met at Jack's at 10, not coming home in
time did not go out.
[_No date put._] Tom & me went to Olives,[65] did not succeed.
[At this point the diary leaves off abruptly: the entries from Friday
7th to Saturday 29th are in a different handwriting from the rest of
the MS.]
[1812, AUGUST]
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