Wednesday, 20 May 2015

#4 of 20 star objects - A letter from Thomas Helliker



The Complete Letter Writer, printed in Salisbury, 1768 with handwritten letters supposedly from Thomas, signed Hilliker, on the night before his execution in Fisherton Jail, Salisbury, Wiltshire, March 22nd 1803.
The story of Thomas Helliker (sometimes spelt Hilliker or Elliker), Trowbridge’s Martyr is little known outside of Wiltshire’s county town.