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The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

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The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

by Thomas Daniels

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THE AFFECTING CASE OF THE UNFORTUNATE THOMAS DANIELS.

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LONDON

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THE AFFECTING CASE OF THE UNFORTUNATE THOMAS DANIELS, WHO WAS Tried at the SESSIONS held at the OLD BAILEY, September, 1761, FOR THE Supposed MURDER of his WIFE; By casting her out of a CHAMBER WINDOW: And for which he was sentenced to die, but received his MAJESTY'S most Gracious and Free Pardon. - IN WHICH IS CONTAINED, A circumstantial Account of the Behaviour of that unhappy Woman, from her Husband's first Acquaintance with her, to the Day of her Death. - Drawn up and authenticated by the said Daniels himself; And faithfully prepared for the Press, by An IMPARTIAL HAND. - LONDON: Printed for E. Cabe, in Ave-Mary-Lane. MDCCLXI.

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THE AFFECTING CASE OF THE UNFORTUNATE THOMAS DANIELS.

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In this vivid eighteenth‑century pamphlet, a London tradesman named Thomas Daniels tells his own side of a shocking trial. Accused of throwing his wife from a chamber window, he faced the death sentence at the Old Bailey in September 1761. The document combines courtroom testimony, personal reflections, and the social atmosphere that surrounded a case that stirred public debate.

Daniels claims the evidence against him was misinterpreted and that a re‑examination, aided by his reputation among modest acquaintances, led to a royal pardon. Readers get a rare glimpse of how justice could be swayed by character testimony and a monarch’s willingness to intervene. The narrative invites listeners to contemplate the precarious balance between law, class, and mercy in Georgian England, while preserving the raw emotions of a man determined to clear his name.

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The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon. Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

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~39 minutes (38K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2010-09-07

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Public domain in the USA.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33661

Subjects

Daniels, Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc.Daniels, Sarah -- Trials, litigation, etc.Trials (Murder) -- England -- London Murder -- England -- Early works to 1800 KD

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Thomas Daniels

Known to many readers as Tom Daniels, he writes about how communities can protect farmland, guide growth, and plan more thoughtfully for the future. His work brings big land-use questions down to earth with a practical, public-minded approach.

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