Josiah Burnham, NH, 1806 August 12

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"An analysis or outline, of the life and character of JO~
siah Burnham; who was sentenced to deat, at the Supreme
Count, holden at Plymouth on the lth Tuesday of May, 1606 ~
and whose execution was to have taken place at Haverhill
mx the 15th of July following, but reprieved.e.to the 12th
of August; form the murder of Russeal Reeeman and Joseph
Starkweather....Gommuni.cated by himself,..sHanover, NeHe
printed by Moses Davis (ca. 1806) (Copies at American An-
tiquarian Society and New York Uistorical Society.) 11 pe.
Surnham, Freeman and Starkweather, confisdd for debt,
shared a cell in the Haverhill, n> He, jail, Insulted by
his companions, Burnham killed them with a knife fashioned
from a scythe. A youthful Daniel Webster could not save
him and he was hanged before a large cpowd,"
15 McDADE ))5-h6 see HISTORY OF HAVERHILL by
Whitcher, Ni BK & MAG EX. pages462-364

"An analysis or outline, of the life and character of Jo-
siah Burnham; who was sentenced to deat, at the Supreme
Count, holden at Plymouth on the lth Tuesday of May, 1806-
and whose execution was to have taken place at Haverhill
mx the 15th of July following, but reprieved.esto the 12th
of August; form the murder of Russe&l Reeeman and Joseph
Starkweather....Gommuni.cated by himself,. Hanover, NeHe
printed by Moses Davis (ca, 1806) (Copies at American An-
tiquarian Society and New York Historical Society.) 11 pe
Burnham, Freeman and Starkweather, confiadd for dshity
shared a cell in the Haverhill, n; He, jail. Insulted by
his companions, Burnham killed them with a knife fashioned
from a,scythe. A youthful Daniel Webster could nov save
him and he was hanged before a large cpowd,"
15 MeDADE 1,5-L6 see HISTORY OF HAVERHILL by
Whitcher, NH BK & MAG EX. pages362-364

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