The narrative of Whiting Sweeting, who was executed at Albany, the 26th of August, 1791
Subtitle: containing an account of his trial before the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New York, at the July term, 1791, for the murder of Darius Quimby ...
By: written by himself, and published for the benefit of precious souls, at his particular and dying request ; to which are added, an account of the behaviour of the unhappy sufferer, from his confinement to execution, and the substance of his address at the gallows, by one who had free access to, and frequent conversation with him.
Contributors: Carter, William, fl. 1791.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for Mr. James Huntington
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Windham [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Sweeting, Whiting, d. 1791.; Quimby, Darius, d. 1791.; Murderers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Evans 32899
"A short account of the life, conversation, parting advice, and execution of Whiting Sweeting, by William Carter": p. 42-46.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-F⁴; chainlines of gathering F are vertical; all others horizontal.
LC copy imperfect: p. 15-16 mutilated.