Pamphlet giving an account of Robert Watt's trial

This pamphlet gives an account of the trial of Robert Watt who was executed for high treason in 1794. Watt was the ringleader of the Pike Plot, a conspiracy which aimed at a revolutionary coup in Edinburgh.

The pamphlet was printed for Bell and Bradfute of Parliament Close in Edinburgh.

The American and French revolutions encouraged the spread of new political ideas throughout Britain. In the later 18th century Scotland's political struggles reflected the unrepresentative system of government.

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• Online ID: 000-100-047-862-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1992.288
• Date: 1794
  
• Material: Document / broadsheet / confession
  
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 150 mm
  
• What: Document / broadsheet / confession
  
• Subject:
• Who: Bell and Bradfute
  Robert Watt
  
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• Description: Declaration and confession of Robert Watt who was executed for high treason, printed for Bell and Bradfute, Parliament Close, Edinburgh, 1794
  
• References:
  • Ferguson, W. 'Scotland 1689 to the Present'. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1968, pp 259-60 
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