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“Alex Mente plead guilty to his indictment for ©

the BAX murder of the skipper of a shallop bound
scotia as formerly men-
ette, Boston,, MA 11-1-1784 (Hearn, )
eoeluursday next...Alexander White for piracy,

and murder," GAZETTE, Boston, MA 11-15-1784
(from Hearn.)

from New York to Nova
tioned." Gaz
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Alex Mehikte plead guilty to his indictment for
the MBX murder of the skipper of a shallop bound
from New York to Nova Scotia as formerly men-
tioned."Gazette, Boston,, MA 11-1-1784 (Hearn.)
",.eThursday next...Alexander White for piracy
and murder." GAZETTE, Boston, MA 11-15-1784
(from Hearn. )

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from New York to i
tioned. "Gazette, Boston, MA 11
",..Thursday next...Ale
nd murder,"
(from Hearn.)

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GAZETTE, Boston, MA 11-15-1764.

WHITE, Alexander PECL
Donyear-o1d white man, hanged Cambridge, Masse, on Nov,
18, 178). "White was a young Irishman, only 22, who came
fron Tyrone, He wanted to marry but could not because of
his poverty. in an attempted robbery he killed his
captain, also named White, at Cow-Harbor, Long Island, N,
Y.5 but failed it his attempt to kill a passenger, fe
was tried at Cambridge, Mass., and executed." 1082 NcDADE
319.

"To gain riches for his new bride, seaman Alexander White
kills the captain of his ship but is arrested when the
cutter docks in Cow Harbor, Long Island, N, y, He is
hanged on Nov, 18, 178." MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, pag
oiliz.

thx $5 el a) Fes eliz ok gent e4 Ly aN id Sea ey a ba An
He8U Week at the superior deurt keld af can-
bridge in and for the County of Middlesex,. one

WHITE, Alexander a
opayéars6ld white man, hanged Cambridge, rere: on Nov,
18, 178). ‘White was a young Irishman, only 22, who came
from Tyrone, He wanted to marry but could not because of
his poverty. In an attempted robbery he killed his
captain, also named White, at Cow-Harbor, Long Island, N,
Y., but failed iim his attempt to kill a passenger. He
was tried at Cambridge, Masse, and executed." 1082 NcDADE
319,

"To gain riches for his new bride, seaman Alexander White
kills the captain of his ship but is arrested when the
cutter docks in Cow Harbor, Long Island, N, Y, He is
hanged on Nov, 18, 178." MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, page
312.

WE oat gee me 4 Ere “nf BAY al c
£80 WES 4% the Superior Gourt helé af can-
bridge in and for the County of Middlesex, one

WHITE, Alexander oe
2enyear-old white man, hanged Cambridge, Mass., on Nov,
18, 1784, White was a young Irishman, only 22, who came|
from Tyrone. He wanted to marry but could not because of
his eevee: In an attempted robbery he killed his

captain, also named White, at CoweHarbor, Long Island, N.
Yee but failed im his attempt to kill a passenger, He
was tried at Cambridge, Mass., and executed," 1082 NcDADB|

"To gain riches for his new bride, seaman Alexander lente
kills the captain of his ship but is arrested whan th
cutter docks in Cow Harbor, Long Island, N, He
hanged on Nov, 18, 178." MURDER, ‘AMERICA, ae Nash, pagd
1:

"Lee fet the buperior deurt held af can-
in and for the County of Middlesex, one

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