Crime - Massachusetts - Boston
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The last speech and dying words of John Ormsby , who was appointed to be executed on Boston Neck, the 17th of October, 1734. Written with his own hand, the day before he was to suffer; and recommended to all people, for their serious perusal.
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Christ's promise to the penitent thief . A sermon preached the Lord's-Day before the execution of Levi Ames, who suffered death for burglary, Oct. 21, 1773. Aet. 22. By Andrew Eliot, D.D. Pastor of a church in Boston. [Two lines from Grotius] N.B. This discourse was preache at the desire of the prisoner, who was present when it was delivered.
Andrew EliotDate: 1773