The last speech and confession of William-Meek Meyer , who was executed at Tyburn, near York, on Friday the 6th of April, 1781, for the murder of Joseph Spink.

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Meyer, William, d. 1781 Last words

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The last speech and confession of William-Meek Meyer , who was executed at Tyburn, near York, on Friday the 6th of April, 1781, for the murder of Joseph Spink.