The declaration and confession of Robert Watt

Confession of a Scottish Traitor Watt, Robert [d. 1794]. By Authority. The Declaration and Confession of Robert Watt, Written, Subscribed & Delivered by Himself, The Evening Before his Execution for High Treason at Edinburgh October 15 1794, Attested by the Reverend Dr. Baird, Principle of the University of Edinburgh; And the Reverend T.S. Jones, One of the Ministers of Lady Glenorchie's Chapel. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute, 1794. [iv] 35, [1] pp. Includes one-page publisher advertisement. Lithograph portrait frontispiece. Octavo (7-3/4" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling and negligible edgewear to exterior, moderate toning to interior, some offsetting from plate to title page, which is lightly browned, "7." in early hand to its upper-right corner. $250. * Only edition. Robert Watt was a political radical. He was convicted and hanged for his involvement in a far-fetched revolutionary plot to establish Scotland as an independent country. The jury recommended mercy, but the court sentenced Watt to be was hanged and beheaded. This sentence reflected the courts' opinion of severity of Watt's crime. It was also intended to be a warning to other radicals. English Short-Title Catalogue T94672.