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Providence, January 1, 1783 : The following is the most particular account we have been able to obtain of the late cruel murders committed at Weathersfield, in Connecticut;--it is extracted from a Hartford paper of the 17th ultimo, and published by desire of a number of gentlemen who expected to have seen it in last Saturday's paper--but were disappointed.

Bibliographic Details
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 19431.
Subjects:	Beadle, William, > 1730?-1782. Beadle, Lydia, > 1750-1782. Bedell family. Uxoricide > Connecticut > Wethersfield. Infanticide > Connecticut > Wethersfield. Suicide > Connecticut > Wethersfield. Murder > Connecticut > Wethersfield. Deism. Broadsides.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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