The narrative of Whiting Sweeting [electronic resource] : 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
- Sweeting, Whiting, -1791
- Published
- Windham [Conn.] : Printed [by John Byrne?] for Mr. James Huntington, 1797.
- Physical Description
- 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 4⁰.
- Additional Creators
- Carter, William, Carter, William, Byrne, John, 1760-1837, and Huntington, James
Access Online
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu , Full text online
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- Note
- John Byrne is the only printer of record at Windham in 1797.
"A short account of the life, conversation, parting advice and execution of Whiting Sweeting--by William Carter."--p. 42-46.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS. - Citation/References Note
- English Short Title Catalog, W13766.
- Reproduction Note
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Reviewed/Cited In
- Evans, C. American bibliography, 32899
Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1480
McDade, T.M. Murder, 960m
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present, 94053
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