A narrative of the seizure & confinement of Ann Brookhouse ; who was assaulted in one of the streets of London, and carried off by two hired ruffians, May 7, 1798, and detained in close imprisonment, till August 25, following; as related by herself / Written by a friend.

  • Brookhouse, Ann.
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[1807]
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Credit: A narrative of the seizure & confinement of Ann Brookhouse ; who was assaulted in one of the streets of London, and carried off by two hired ruffians, May 7, 1798, and detained in close imprisonment, till August 25, following; as related by herself / Written by a friend. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Though I had been much frightened by the two men, yet as I had received no other injury, and was befides with-held by the idea of being laughed at; 1 faid nothing, at my coufm Moore's, of what had juft happened. I was, however, fo much impreffed by my fears, that I took care to return back by a different way; and glad I was to reach home without any further alarm. At fupper, I related to my fellow fervants, how I had been frighted by two men, in the ilreet; but my ftory produced only, as might be expeQed, a little mer- riment and laughter. This did not, however, pre- vent me from relating the fame ftory, afterwards, to my two brothers, and to feveral other of my friends; all of whom, alfo, made it the fubjeO: only of a little harmlefs pleafantry. From this time, in the month of January, I faw no more of either of the two men—-who ceafed not, however, all this while, as it afterwards appeared, to mark me for their prey — till the beginning of the following March. I was going, one evening about eight o'clock, to fee Mrs. Ware, at Mrs. Nacker's, Saville-row. As I paffed along Swallow-- ftreet; I again obferved two men^ who appeared to