These are two of the many witness statements gathered by the Crown
in support of its case against William Davidson, one of the Cato Street
conspirators. Both statements tell us that Davidson was ‘a man
of colour’.
From his statement, it appears that John Firth knew Davidson at least
by sight. John Davey’s statement talks about a Black man calling
himself Davidson and describing himself as a cabinet-maker, who was
trying to rent rooms. It appears from the trial report that neither
of these witnesses was called to give evidence.
TS 11/205, no. 876/38 (c. 1820)
TS 11/205, no. 876/46a (c. 1820)
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