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 twenty-first, 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 Lord's-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 confinement, until 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 Samuel Stillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stillman, Samuel, 1738-1807.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Execution sermons--Massachusetts--Boston--Early works to 1800.

Execution sermons.

Criminals--Massachusetts--Boston--Sermons--Early works to 1800.

Criminals.

Bible. O.T. Psalms CII, 19-20--Sermons--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Bible. O.T. Proverbs XVII, 25--Sermons--Early works to 1800.

Ames, Levi, 1752-1773.

Ames, Levi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31, [8] p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Other Title:

Two sermons

Place of Publication:

Boston : Printed and sold by E. Russell, 1773.

Notes:

"The final eight pages contain: The life, last words, and dying speech of Levi Ames, who was executed at Boston, on Thursday afternoon, the twenty-first of October, 1773, for bulglary. Taken from his own mouth, and published at his desire, as a solemn warning to all, more particularly young people. ... ... To which is added A Dialogue and a poem."--Sabin.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 91810.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG00-B1118

OCLC:

85793869