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The prayer and plea of David, to be delivered from blood-guiltiness : improved in a sermon at the ancient Thursday-lecture in Boston, May 16th 1751. Before the execution of a young Negro servant, for poisoning an infant. By Mr. Byles. [Four lines from Psalms].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Byles, Mather, 1707-1788.
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African American criminals--Early works to 1800.
Infanticide--Massachusetts--Boston--Early works to 1800.
Executions and executioners--Massachusetts--Boston.
Executions and executioners.
Infanticide.
African American criminals.
Massachusetts--Boston.
Physical Description:
20 pages ; 8⁰
Place of Publication:
Boston : Printed and sold by Samuel Kneeland, opposite the prison in Queen-Street, 1751.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Notes:
Half-title: Mr. Byles's sermon before the execution of a murderer.
Running title: David's prayer and plea to be delivered from blood-guiltiness.
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 Boston Public Library.
Cited in:
Evans, 6647
English Short Title Catalog, W28945.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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