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A narrative of the life, together with the last speech, confession and solemn declaration, of John Lewis, [electronic resource] : who was executed at Chester, on Saturday the 21st of September, 1760, for the most inhuman, barbarous and bloody murder of his wife; which unnatural deed he committe on Friday the 27th of June, preceding. With his letter to Mr. Raine, the sub-sheriff of Chester, concerning the publication of the following narrative: and a penitential prayer which he composed just before his execution. [Two lines from Shekspear [sic]].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, John, 1727-1760.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executions and executioners--Pennsylvania--Chester.
- Executions and executioners.
- Murder--Pennsylvania--Vincent.
- Murder.
- Lewis, Ann, d. 1760.
- Lewis, Ann.
- Genre:
- Prayers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9,[1]p. )
- Other Title:
- Narrative of the life, together with the last speech, confession and solemn declaration, of John Lewis,
- Place of Publication:
- New-Haven : Re-printed by James Parker and Company, at the Post-Office, 1762.
- Notes:
- Issued with: Garden, Alexander. A brief account of the deluded Dutartres .. New-Haven : James Parker and Company, 1762 (Evans 9120); and: Ross, Robert. A plain address to the Quakers, Moravians .. New Haven : James Parker and Company, [1762] (Evans 9261).
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 997
- Evans, 9157
- English Short Title Catalog, W13705.
- OCLC:
- 511007468
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