Jeremiah Fenwick, MA, 1717 June 13

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| FENWICK, Jeremiah (last name poss, PHOENIX)

Hanged, Boston, Masse June 13 L717.
The following from: "Early American Gallows Literature:
An Annotated Checklist," by Rona@@ A. Bosto; RESOURCES
FOR AMERICAN LITERARY STUDY, Volume VIII, Number 1, Spring
1978; p 87: "Mather, Cotton, THE VALLEY OF HINNON, Bos-
tong Je Allen, 1717. (Sermon preached at theexecutihon

of a man for murder, E/mp. 91)));/oroadside/MB.) Rick
checked out a main library and found sermon given in Bos<
tone F,nwick murdered his neighbor with an axe and said:
'I owe my life to justice for having wrongfully taken
away the life of my brother,"

"On Thursday last (June 13) was executed here
Jeremiah Phoenix, a butcher, for murdering of
fic, Re lon Mottershed, rope-maker, who died
Penwtently .’ BOSTON NEWSLETTER, June Mey

FENWICK, Jeremiah (last name poss, PHOENIX)
Hanged, Boston, Masse June 13 L717.

The following from: "Early American Gallows Literature:
An Annotated Checklist," by Rona@@ A. Bosbo; RESOURCES
FOR AMERICAN LITERARY STUDY, Volume VIII, Number 1, Spring!
1978; p 87: "Mather, Cotton, THE VALLEY OF HINNON. Bos-
tong Je Allen, 1717. (Sermon preached at theexecuttion

of a man for murders E/mpe 91)/broadside/MB.) Rick
checked out a main library and found sermon given in Bos-
tone F,nwick murdered his neighbor with an axe and said:
'I owe my life to justice for having wrongfully taken
away the life of my brother,"

"On Thursday last (June 13) was executed here
Jeremiah Phoenix, a butcher, for murdering of
‘Mr. nalph Mottershed, rope-maker, who died
Penitently," BOSTON NEWSLETTER, June WZ,

FENWICK, Jeremiah (last name poss, PHOENIX)
on, Masse June 13 177.

Llowing from: "Early American Gallows Literatur

An Annotated Checklist," by Ronaail 4. Bosto; RESOURCES

FOR AMERICAN LITERARY STUDY, Volume VIII, Wumber 1, Spring|

1978; p 87: "Mather, Cotton, THE VALLEY OF HINNON. Bos-

tong Js Allen, 1717. (Sermon preached at theexecutéon

of a man for murder. E/mp. 91hh/oroadside/MB.) Rick

checked out a main library and found sermon given in Bos=

ton, Fenwick murdered his neighbor with an axe and said

'I owe my life to justice for having wrongfully taken

away the life of my brother."

"On Thursday last (June 13) was executed here
Jeremiah Phoenix, a butcher, for murdering of
Mr. Halph Motteréhed, rope-maker, who died
Ppenitently." BOSTON NEWSLETTER, June 17



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