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The lives, last words, and dying speech of Ezra Ross, James Buchanan, and William Brooks : who were executed at Worcester, on Thursday the 2d day of July, 1778 for the murder of Mr. Joshua Spooner, of Brookfield. Bathsheba Spooner, who was convicted of being accessary to the murder, was also executed at the same time.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ross, Ezra, 1761-1778
Other Authors:	Buchanan, James, 1742?-1778, Brooks, William, 1751?-1778
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Worcester, Mass.?] : [publisher not identified], [1778]
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 43425.
Subjects:	Ross, Ezra, > 1761-1778. Spooner, Joshua, > -1778. Spooner, Bathsheba, > 1746-1778. Crime > Massachusetts. Executions and executioners > Massachusetts > Worcester. Murder > Massachusetts > Brookfield (Town) Elegies.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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