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The last dying speech and confession of John Hays, soldier in Captain Whitmore's company of Granadeers, belonging to the Honourable Lieutenant General Whitham's Regiment of Foot, who was shot for disertion the 15th day of June 1728, in the 20th year of his age.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hays, John, approximately 1709-1728
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], [1728]
Subjects:	Last words > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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