Sketches of the life of Joseph Mountain : a Negro, who was executed at New-Haven, on the 20th day of October, 1790, for a rape, committed on the 26th day of May last. : (The writer of this history has directed that the money arising from the sales thereof, after deducting the expence of printing, &c. be given to the unhappy girl, whose life is rendered wretched by the crime of the malefactor.).
| Author/creator |
Mountain, Joseph, 1758-1790 |
| Other author/creator | Daggett, David, 1764-1851, editor. |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Publication Info | Hartford : Printed and sold by Nathaniel Patten, [1790] |
| Description | 14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (4to) |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45855 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45855. ^A478749 |
| General note | First-person narrative, prepared by David Daggett (cf. Dexter's Yale graduates) and signed by Mountain. "The writer of the foregoing narrative assures the public, that the facts related were taken from the mouth of the culprit."--note, p. [15], signed: Joseph Peck. Samuel Punderson. |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription. |
| General note | Advertised in the American Mercury, Oct. 25, 1790, as "just printed by Nathaniel Patten." |
| General note | Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ (B4 verso blank). |
| References | Bristol B7349 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 45855 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45855). |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 45855 | ✔ Available |