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

by James Blake Bailey

There is considerable difficulty in identifying many of the burial-grounds from which bodies are said in the Diary to have been stolen. Many of these were private, and the name mentioned is probably either that of the proprietor or of the care-taker. No doubt, too, some of the names are slang terms which are quite forgotten at the present day.[29]

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THE DIARY

[The spelling of the Diary has been preserved in the reprint, but as there is no attempt at punctuation in the original, stops have here been added to make some of the entries more intelligible. The writer’s capital letters, too, have not been strictly followed in the reprint.]

1811 November.

Thursday 28th. At night went out and got 3, Jack & me Hospital Crib,[30] Benjⁿ, Danl & Bill to Harpers,[31] Jack & me 1 big Gates,[32] sold 1 Taunton D^o S^t Thomas’s.

Friday 29th. At night went out and got 3, Jack, Ben & me got 2, Bethnall Green, Bill & Dan^l. 1 Bartholo^w. Crib opened;[33] whole at Barth^w.