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 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 cenversation [sic] with him.
| Author/creator | Sweeting, Whiting |
| Other author | Carter, William. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Windham [Conn.] : Printed [by John Byrne?] for Mr. James Huntington, 1797. |
| Description | 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm (4to) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32899. ^A478749 |
| General note | John 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. |
| References | Evans 32899 |
| References | Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1480 |
| References | McDade, T.M. Murder, 960m |
| 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., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32899). |
| Genre/form | Poems 1797. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |