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Chessels Court Excise Raid Preceding the Recorded Notice
- When
- 5 March 1788
- Where
- Excise office in Chessels Court, on the Canongate
Brodie organised an armed raid on the excise office in Chessels Court, on the Canongate, on 5 March 1788; the case led to his downfall.
The case that led to Brodie's downfall began on 5 March 1788, when he organised an armed raid on the excise office in Chessels Court, on the Canongate. The raid preceded the reward notice recorded for 14 March 1788, though no supplied passage states a causal link between the two events.
Sources
- William Brodie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
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