William Henry Cranstoun

Scottish alleged murderer

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Capt. Cranstoun's account of the poisoning the late Mr. Francis Blandy , of Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire: declared solemnly by him before he died, at Furnes, in Flanders, on the 30th of November last. In which are contained Some Particulars of his private Marriage with the late unfortunate Miss Blandy; and Copies of three Letters from the said Miss Blandy, to him in Northumberland, bearing the several Dates of June 30, July 16, and August 1, 1751; which was just preceding the poisoning of the said Mr. Blandy, which sets that whole tragical Affair in a true Light. With an Account of Mr. Cranstoun's Distresses, from the Time he absconded to his Death, which was attended with the most terrible Agonies: And in which Part is inserted a Narrative of some artful and crafty Villanies committed by the famous, or more properly, infamous Capt. P-w, in France and Flanders, while Mr. Cranstoun was in those Countries. The whole published for the Satisfaction of the Publick.
Cranstoun, William Henry, 1714-1752.Date: [1752]
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Original letters to and from Miss Blandy and C- C-. In which is contain'd the artful evasions he used to prevent his clearing his character to her father, and the whole history of that parricide. These are the letters supposed to be burnt, and which she gave to her intimate friend a few days before her execution, particularly desiring, if she had any love for her, to publish them immediately after her death, as they were his own letters, and faithful of those she sent to him.
Mary BlandyDate: M.DCC.LII. [1752]