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The Last dying speech and confession, life, character and behaviour, of the three unfortunate malefactors, executed this day upon Kennington-Common. : To which is added, a true copy of a letter containing the confession of John Chambers. An account of the last farewel Mrs. Smith took of her son while under the gallows, and a prayer used by him during his confinement. This book is recommended to the perusal of every person, as it discloses some facts, relating to the murder of Mr. Fryer, never before published.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO) Available online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO)- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chambers, John, 1754-1837--Death and burial.
- Plunkett, Simon, -1798--Death and burial.
- Smith, Daniel, -1798--Death and burial.
- Chapbooks, English--Specimens.
- Chapbooks, English.
- Executions and executioners.
- England--London.
- Executions and executioners--England--London.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Physical Description:
- 8 pages : illustrations ; 4⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : [publisher not identified], [1798]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Remainder of title: "... An account of the last farewel Mrs. Smith took of her son while under the gallows, and a prayer used by him during his confinement. This book is recommended to the perusal of every person, as it discloses some facts, relating to the murder of Mr. Fryer, never before published."
- Ill. on t.p. and p. 6
- Contains an account of the execution of John Chambers, "for a footpad robbery", and Simon Plunkett and Daniel Smith for horse-stealing, which took place on April 13th 1798
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T300580.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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