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A genuine account of the confession and dying words of William Farrer, who was executed at Chelmsford in Essex, on Friday, the 20th of August, 1747, for robbing Mr. Thomas Rowell, messenger to the King of Sardinia, on the highway : To which is added, an impartial narrative of Mathias Keys and Thomas Giles, who were condemn'd at Chelmsford Assizes, and are under sentence of death for the highway.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Farrer, William, -1747
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for T. Ward in the Old-Baily; and sold at all the Pamphletshops in London and Westminster; and by the news-sellers, [1747?]
Edition:	The second edition.
Subjects:	Robbery > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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