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Documents Relevant to Deacon Brodie
This section includes court documents and official interviews with Deacon Brodie and others touching on Brodie’s life.
- 17 September 1787 — John Brown's Banishment from Stirlingshire
- 8 March 1788 — George Smith's Statement to Edinburgh's Sheriff, Archibald Cockburn
- 10 March 1788 — George Smith's Statement to Edinburgh's Sheriff, Archibald Cockburn
- 19 March 1788 — George Smith's Statement to Edinburgh's Sheriff, Archibald Cockburn
- 24 March 1788 — William Brodie's Assets and Debts
- 17 July 1788 — George Smith's Statement to Edinburgh's Sheriff, Archibald Cockburn
- 17 July 1788 — Declaration of William Brodie to Edinburgh's Sheriff Cockburn
- The Indictment Against William Brodie and George Smith
- 22 August 1788 — George Smith's Prepared Statement to be Read at His Trial
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