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The narrative of Whiting Sweeting : who was executed at Albany, the 26th of August, 1791. : Containing, an account of his trial before the Supreme Court of Judicature of the state of New-York, at the July term, 1791, for the murder of Darius Quimby; the substance of the charge of His Honor the chief-justice to the jury, with the sentence of death on the prisoner; an address to the public, on the fatal consequences of a life spent in sin, instanced in his own conduct ... / Written by himself, and published for the benefit of precious souls, at his particular and dying request. ; To which are added, an account of the behaviour of the unhappy sufferer, from his confinement to execution, and the substance of his address at the gallows. By one who had free access to, and frequent conversation with him.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sweeting, Whiting, -1791, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 24838.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sweeting, Whiting, -1791.
- Sweeting, Whiting.
- Quimby, Darius, -1791.
- Quimby, Darius.
- Trials (Murder)--New York (State)--Albany.
- Trials (Murder).
- Executions and executioners--New York (State)--Albany.
- Executions and executioners.
- Murder--New York (State)--Stephentown.
- Murder.
- New York (State)--Stephentown.
- New York (State)--Albany.
- Genre:
- Poems -- 1792.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Providence] : Printed at Albany: reprinted at Providence, and sold by Bennett Wheeler., [1792]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Date of publication supplied by Alden.
- "A short account of the life, conversation, parting advice, and execution of Whiting Sweeting, by Wm. Carter."--p. 59-64.
- 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 24838).
- Cited in:
- Evans 24838
- Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1297
- McDade, T.M. Murder, 960e
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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