The narrative of Whiting Sweeting : who was executed at Albany, the 26th of August, 1792 [i.e., 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 of 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 dying 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 conversation with him.

Author/creator Sweeting, Whiting
Other author Carter, William.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Providence] : Printed at Albany:--re-printed at Providence, by Bennett Wheeler, and sold at his office in the Market-House Chambers, --1794.
Description59 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 27767. ^A478749
General note"A short account of the life, conversation, parting advice, and execution of Whiting Sweeting, by William Carter."--p. 54-58.
References Evans 27767
References Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1391
References McDade, T.M. Murder, 960k
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. 27767).
Genre/formPoems 1794.

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