The declaration & confession of Matthew Cushing : a young man aged about twenty two years, who was try'd for burglary at the Superiour Court held at Boston in August last, and had sentence of death pass'd upon him for the same; which he deliver'd to us on Tuesday Sept. 24 and confirm'd the same before credible witnesses the day of his execution, to be published for the benefit of mankind

The declaration & confession of Matthew Cushing : a young man aged about twenty two years, who was try'd for burglary at the Superiour Court held at Boston in August last, and had sentence of death pass'd upon him for the same; which he deliver'd to us on Tuesday Sept. 24 and confirm'd the same before credible witnesses the day of his execution, to be published for the benefit of mankind.

Author/creator	Cushing, Matthew, 1712-1734
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	[Boston] : Printed and sold [by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green] at the printing house in Queen-Street, over against the prison, 1734]
Description	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut)
Subject(s)	Cushing, Matthew, 1712-1734. Ormsby, John, -1734. Burglary--Massachusetts --Boston. Murder--Massachusetts --Boston. Crime--Massachusetts --Boston. Executions and executioners--Massachusetts --Boston. Criminals--Massachusetts --Boston.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40042 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40042. ^A478749
General note	Signed: Boston, Octob. 17. 1734. Matthew Cushing.
General note	Followed by verse in sixteen stanzas entitled A few lines upon the awful execution of John Ormesby [i.e., Ormsby] & Matth. Cushing, October 17th. 1734. One for murder, the other for burglary.
General note	Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green were at this address in Boston in 1734.
General note	First two columns, on left half of sheet, contain Cushing's declaration. Third and fourth columns, on right half of sheet, contain the poem with woodcut of a hanging (Reilly 1175) at right of title. Imprint appears below third and fourth columns.
General note	Declaration and poem recorded independently by Bristol and Ford; possibly intended to be separated.
References	Bristol B925
References	Bristol B927
References	Shipton & Mooney 40042
References	Shipton & Mooney 40044
References	Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 642
References	Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 652
References	Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 589
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40042; 40044).
Genre/form	Broadsides.
Genre/form	Poems 1734.
Contains title	Few lines upon the awful execution of John Ormesby [i. e., Ormsby] & Matth. Cushing, October 17th. 1734.