Letter from J----h J-----n, one of the Mohegan tribe of Indians : to his countryman, Moses Paul, under sentence of death, in New-Haven goal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777, author.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 12634.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, Moses, 1742?-1772.

Paul, Moses.

Mohegan Indians.

Conversion.

Crime--Connecticut.

Crime.

Executions and executioners--Connecticut--New Haven.

Executions and executioners.

Connecticut--New Haven.

Connecticut.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 pages)

Place of Publication:

[New London, Conn.?] : [Printed by Timothy Green?], [1772]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Encouraging Paul to embrace Christianity before his death. His sentence was for the murder of Moses Cook; in May, the execution was ordered stayed until the first Wednesday in September. Cf. Colonial records of Connecticut, volume 13.

Caption title.

By Joseph Johnson.

Dated: Mohegan, in New-London country, A.D. 1772, March 29.

Place of publication suggested by Johnson. Timothy Green is the only printer of record in New London in 1772.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 12634).

Cited in:

Evans 12634

Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (supplement), 2296

Johnson, H.A. New London, 947

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