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Porter's dying speech, and Wilson's trial, for the robbery of the mail.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, James, 1800-1830, author.
- Series:
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Porter, James, 1800-1830.
- Porter, James.
- Wilson, George.
- Robbery--Pennsylvania--Reading.
- Robbery.
- Trials (Mail robbery)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Trials (Mail robbery).
- Executions and executioners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Executions and executioners.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Pennsylvania--Reading.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : [publisher not identified], 1830.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Woodcut illustration of Porter's execution on title page. James Porter was executed July 2, 1830.
- Dated (page 8): "June 29th, 1830."
- Title vignette.
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- Local Notes:
- Scanned copy imperfect: some pages weak or faded print; some pages foxed.
- OCLC:
- 937015076
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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