Edinburgh Evening Courant

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1788

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edinburgh Evening Courant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Reward Notice for William Brodie in Edinburgh

   1788

   Role: Newspaper recorded in the legacy hint as publisher of the £200 reward notice

   1. 15 March 1788 · Excise office in Chessels Court, on the CanongateChessels Court Excise Raid Preceding the Recorded Notice

      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.

Sources

1. Edinburgh Courant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17