To the very respectable and humane citizens of New-York.
Subtitle: ... Fellow-citizens, At a time when we are all uniting the most strenuous efforts in defence of our just rights and privileges, and bravely opposing the hateful hand of oppression, let us not disgrace the great and glorious cause of American freedom, by turning oppressors and persecutors ourselves. ..
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 13144
Publisher: Printed by John Holt
Published: 1778
Place of publication: [Poughkeepsie, N.Y.?
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Capital punishment -- New York (State)
Notes: Opposing capital punishment in the case of "two unhappy men who now throw themselves on your mercy," based on the Christian directive to "let him that is without sin throw the first stone."

Signed: Benevolus

Evans supplies imprint "[New York: Printed by John Holt, 1774]" and the American Antiquarian Society copy is annotated "Printed by John Holt."

Documentation has been located for only one capital case involving two defendants in New York during the American Revolution, suggesting that the "two unhappy men" were John Macintyre and James M'Dowal, who were arrested on Aug. 21, 1778, convicted of robbing Macintyre's master Hugh Warden, and sentenced to death. See Warden, H. Whereas since the confinement of John Macintyre, 1778 (Evans 15874). John Holt's press was located at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1778

Printed area measures 13.8 x 14.3 cm

Evans 13144

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13144)