The confession of John Battus : a mulatto, aged 19 years and 7 months;--who was executed at Dedham, November 8, 1804, for the crimes of a most cruel rape and murder on the body of Salome Talbott, of Canton, in the 14th year of her age. : To which is added his writings, during his imprisonment.
| Author/creator | Battus, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Dedham, Mass.] : [Printed by Herman Mann], [1804] |
| Description | 39 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 5820. ^A575643 |
| General note | The confession, dated "Dedham Jail, Nov. 7, 1804," is signed on p. 14: John Battus. Attest, Samuel Doggett, dep. jailor. |
| General note | Herman Mann was the only printer active at Dedham at this time. A broadside edition of the confession (not in Shaw & Shoemaker) has also been ascribed to the press of Herman Mann. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| General note | "Reflections," p. [2]-3, signed: The editor. Dedham, Nov. 7--1804. |
| General note | "The writings of John Battus, on the melancholly subject, for which he was confined in prison at Dedham, July 7, and executed, November 8, 1804. Corrected and published at his special request, by the editor of his 'Confession.'"--p. [15]-34. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 5820 |
| References | McDade, T.M. Murder, 72 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 5820). |
| Genre/form | Convicts' addresses. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1804. |
| Genre/form | Prayers. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |