Two sermons: the first from Psalm CII. 19, 20 : delivered the Lord's-Day before the execution of Levi Ames : who was executed at Boston, Thursday October 21. 1773. for burglary. Aet. 22. This discourse was preached at the desire of the criminal, who also attended on the occasion : the second from Proverbs XVII. 25. Preached the Lords-Day after his execution; and designed as an improvement of that awful event, by way of caution to others : to which is added, at the request of many, an account of the exercise of his mind, from the time of his condemnation, till he left the world; together with the conversation the author had with him as he walked with him from the prison to the gallows. By all which, compared with his latter conduct, he may be thought in a judgment of charity, to have died, a penitent thief / by Samuel Stillman, A.M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston. ; [One line from Luke].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stillman, Samuel, 1738-1807.

Contributor:

Kneeland, John, 1729-1795, printer.

Freeman, Philip, 1712?-1789, bookseller.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ames, Levi, 1752-1773.

Ames, Levi.

Crime--Massachusetts.

Crime.

Executions and executioners--Massachusetts.

Executions and executioners.

Thieves--Massachusetts.

Thieves.

Massachusetts.

Genre:

Execution sermons -- 1773.

Penn Provenance:

Patman, Joseph E., Jr. (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

67 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Mr. Stillman's two sermons, occasioned by the condemnation and execution of Levi Ames

Fingerprint:

erth het, 2.z. whab (7) 1773 (R)

Place of Publication:

Boston : printed by John Kneeland ... for Philip Freeman ..., MDCCLXXIII [1773]

Notes:

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ I² (I2 verso blank).

Half-title on first leaf, with title: "Mr. Stillman's two sermons, occasioned by the condemnation and execution of Levi Ames."

An earlier edition of the same year omits "1773" following "October 21." in the title.

Title within decorative border.

Woodcut head-pieces.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: half-title and p. 7-8 and 65-67 wanting; t.p. mutilated (missing portions supplied from Sabin 91809); p. [5]-6 has been ripped and repaired with taped, with no loss of text.

Culture Class Collection copy was a gift of Joseph E. Patman, Jr.

Cited in:

ESTC, W28435

Evans, 13031

Sabin, 91809

Shipton & Mooney 13031

OCLC:

45490983