A Review of the trial of John Alley, Jr. and others on the charges of riot, &c : exposing the misrepresentations given in evidence at the trial, as contained in the printed report, with remarks upon the conduct and measures, pursued by the prosecutors relative to the case of the defendants.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alley, John, author.

Series:

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

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Society of Friends--Massachusetts--Lynn.

Society of Friends.

Quakers--Massachusetts--Lynn.

Quakers.

Riots--Massachusetts--Lynn.

Riots.

Alley, John, b. 1777--Trials, litigation, etc.

Alley, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 p. )

Other Title:

Review of the trial of John Alley, Jr. and others on the charges of riot, &c

Place of Publication:

[Mass.? : s.n.], 1823.

Massachusetts : [publisher not identified], 1823.

Summary:

The four defendants were indicted for causing riots, disturbance of public worship, rude and indecent behavior and conspiring to disturb a meeting, with Shaw and Alley being found insane and Buffum and Sprague found guilty. This work disputes some of the claims made by the prosecution.

Notes:

The disturbances at the Friends' meeting house in Lynn occurred in Feb. 1822; the trial was held on Mar. 16.

Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.

Sabin no. 70276.

OCLC:

11