The vain prodigal life and tragical penitent death of Thomas Hellier, born at Whitchurch near Lyme in Dorset-shire : who for murdering his master, mistress, and a maid, was executed according to law at Westover in Charles City, in the country of Virginia, neer the plantation called Hard Labour, where he perpetrated the said murders : he suffer'd on Munday the 5th of August, 1678, and was after hanged up in chains at Windmill-Point on James River.

Format:

Book

Series:

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

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murder--Virginia--Charles City.

Murder.

Executions and executioners--Virginia--Charles City.

Executions and executioners.

Virginia--Description and travel.

Virginia.

Hellier, Thomas, ca. 1650-1678.

Hellier, Thomas.

Williamson, Cutbeard, d. 1678.

Williamson, Cutbeard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 p. )

Other Title:

Vain prodigal life and tragical penitent death of Thomas Hellier, born at Whitchurch near Lyme in Dorset-shire

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Sam. Crouch ..., 1680.

London : Printed for Sam. Crouch, [1680]

Notes:

Hellier murdered his master, Cutbeard Williamson, May 24, 1678.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 31252.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG95-B108

OCLC:

368014987