The faith and prayer of a dying malefactor : A sermon preach'd December 27. 1739. On occasion of the execution of two criminals, namely Sarah Simpson and Penelope Kenny, and in the hearing of the former. / By William Shurtleff, A.M. Pastor of a church in Portsmouth, New-Hampshire. ; To which is annex'd a brief narrative concerning the said criminals: and a preface by the Reverend Mr. Fitch.

Author/creator Shurtleff, William
Other author Fitch, Jabez, 1672-1746.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed by J. Draper, for D. Henchman, in Cornhill, 1740.
Description4 unnumbered pages, iv, 30 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 4599. ^A478749
General noteSimpson and Kenny were executed at Portsmouth on separate charges of infanticide.
References Evans 4599
References McDade, T.M. Murder, 874
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4599).
Genre/formExecution sermons 1739.

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