The narrative of Whiting Sweeting : who was executed at Albany, the 26th of August, 1791. Containing, an account of his trial before the Supreme Court of Judicature of the state of New-York, at the July term, 1791, for the murder of Darius Quimby--the substance of the charge of His Honor the chief justice to the jury, with the sentence of death on the prisoner--an address to the public on the fatal consequences of a life spent in sin, instanced in his own conduct ... Written by himself, and published for the benefit of precious souls, at his particular and dyin request. To which are added, an account of the behaviour of the unhappy sufferer, from his confinement to execution, and the substance of his address at the gallows. By one who had free access to, and frequent cenversation [sic] with him.

Author/creator Sweeting, Whiting
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWindham [Conn.] : Printed [by John Byrne?] for Mr. James Huntington, 1797.
Description47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 4⁰.
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Other author/creatorCarter, William author.
Other author/creatorCarter, William.
Other author/creatorByrne, John, 1760-1837, printer.
Other author/creatorHuntington, James, bookseller.
General noteJohn Byrne is the only printer of record at Windham in 1797.
General note"A short account of the life, conversation, parting advice and execution of Whiting Sweeting--by William Carter."--p. 42-46.
General noteReproduction of original from Library of Congress.
References Evans, 32899
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1480
References McDade, T.M. Murder, 960m
References Sabin, 94053
References English Short Title Catalog, W13766.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formPoems 1797.

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