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The ungodly condemned in judgment : A sermon preached at Springfield, December 13th 1770. On occasion of the execution of William Shaw, for murder. By Moses Baldwin, A.M. Pastor of...

by Baldwin, Moses
Published 1771

Printed and sold by Kneeland and Adams, next to the treasurer's office in Milk-Street

Subjects: “...Crime / Massachusetts...”

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency James Bowdoin, Esquire ... A brief, for a...

Published 1787

Printed by Adams and Nourse, printers to the General Court

Subjects: “...Charities / Massachusetts...”

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Whereas it is found by experience that this province is not adapted for raising sheep

Published 1750

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Subjects: “...Charities / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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Institution of the Boston Dispensary

Published 1797

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Subjects: “...Dispensaries / 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 suf...

by Ormsby, John
Published 1734

Printed and sold by Thomas Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill

Subjects: “...Crime / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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The divine compassions declar'd and magnified: to engage and encourage the greatest sinners unto a speedy and earnest repentance : A sermon, preach'd at the lecture in Boston, June...

by Colman, Benjamin
Published 1715

Printed by T. Fleet & T. Crump, for Samuel Gerrish, on the north side of the town-house, in King-Street

Subjects: “...Crime / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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Two sermons : the first from Psalm CII. 19, 20. Delivered the Lord's-Day before the execution of Levi Ames. Who was executed at Boston, Thursday October 21. for burglary. Aet. 22....

by Stillman, Samuel
Published 1773

Printed by John Kneeland, in Milk-Street, for Philip Freeman, in Union-Street

Subjects: “...Crime / Massachusetts...”

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By His Excellency Thomas Pownall, Esq; ... A brief : It having pleased Almighty God to permit a fire to break out in the town of Boston, on the 20th instant ... Given at the Counci...

Published 1760

Printed by John Draper, printer to his excellency the governor and the honorable his majesty's Council

Subjects: “...Disaster relief / Massachusetts...”

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The greatness of sin improv'd by the penitent as an argument with God for a pardon : A sermon at the Thursday lecture in Boston, October 17th. 1734. Preach'd in the hearing of John...

by Webb, John
Published 1734

Printed and sold by S. Kneeland & T. Green, in Queen Street over against the prison

Subjects: “...Burglary / Massachusetts...”

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The last words and dying speech of Levi Ames : who was executed at Boston, on Thursday the 21st day of October, 1773, for burglary. Taken from his own mouth, and published at his d...

by Ames, Levi
Published 1773

Printed and sold at the shop opposite the Court-House in Queen-Street

Subjects: “...Burglary / Massachusetts...”

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Death the certain wages of sin to the impenitent: life the sure reward of grace to the penitent : together with the only way for youth to avoid the former, and attain the latter. D...

by Rogers, John
Published 1701

Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips at the brick shop

Subjects: “...Executions and executioners / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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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 Elio...

by Eliot, Andrew
Published 1773

Printed and sold by John Boyle, next door to the Three Doves in Marlborough-Street

Subjects: “...Burglary / Massachusetts...”

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A discourse delivered in the church in Brattle Street, in Boston, Tuesday, June 11th, 1799 : before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By Isaac Hurd, A.M. Fel...

by Hurd, Isaac
Published 1799

Printed by John & Thomas Fleet, Cornhill

Subjects: “...Humane society of the commonwealth of Massachusetts / Early works to 1800...”

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A sorrowful spectacle : In two sermons, occasioned by a just sentence of death, on a miserable woman, for the murder of a spurious offspring. The one declaring, the evil of an hear...

by Mather, Cotton
Published 1715

Printed by T. Fleet & T. Crump, for Samuel Gerrish, on the north side of the Town-House, in King-Street

Subjects: “...Crime / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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A Mournful poem on the death of John Ormsby and Matthew Cushing : who were appointed to be executed on Boston Neck, the 17th of October, 1734

Published 1734

Sold at the Heart and Crown in Boston [by Thomas Fleet

Subjects: “...Burglary / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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The natural and moral government and agency of God, in causing droughts and rains : A sermon at the South Church in Boston, Thursday, Aug.24. 1749. ... By Thomas Prince

by Prince, Thomas
Published 1750

Boston Printed: London re-printed; and published by John Lewis: sold by R. Hett and J. Oswald; E. Gardner; G. Keith; P. Russell

Subjects: “...Droughts / Massachusetts...”

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Some temporal advantages in keeping covenant with God : considered and applied in two discourses from Lev. 26. 3,4. Delivered June 15th 1749. Being a day of publick fasting, on occ...

by Smith, Aaron
Published 1749

Printed by S. Kneeland

Subjects: “...Droughts / Massachusetts...”

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Thirty dollars reward : This evening escaped from the custody of my guard one Caleb Green, late of New-Fane. A great villain--has been passing counterfeit thirty dollar bills

by Bigelow, Timothy
Published 1777

Printed by William Stearns and Daniel Bigelow

Subjects: “...Counterfeits and counterfeiting / Massachusetts / Worcester...”

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A sermon; preached in Lenox, in the county of Berkshire : and Commonwealth of Massachusetts; December, 6th, 1787: at the execution of John Bly, and Charles Rose, for crimes of burg...

by West, Stephen
Published 1787

Printed by Elijah Russell

Subjects: “...Burglary / Massachusetts...”

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Tremenda : The dreadful sound with which the wicked are to be thunderstruck. In a sermon delivered unto a great assembly, in which was present, a miserable African, just going to b...

by Mather, Cotton
Published 1721

Printed by B. Green, for B. Gray & J. Edwards, & sold at their shops

Subjects: “...African American criminals / Massachusetts / Boston...”

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