A brief narrative of the life and confession of Barnett Davenport. Under sentence of death, for a series of the most horrid murders, ever perpetated in this country, or perhaps any other, on the evening following the 3d of February, 1780. Is to be executed at Litchfield, on the 8th of May.
| dc.contributor | Text Creation Partnership, |
| dc.contributor.author | Davenport, Barnett, 1760-1780. |
| dc.coverage.placeName | Hartford, Connecticut |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-25 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-22T19:31:30Z |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-22T19:31:30Z |
| dc.date.created | 1780 |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09 |
| dc.identifier | ota:N13253 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106/N13253 |
| dc.description.abstract | "The narrative is penned from the criminal's mouth, though not always exactly in his own words. Some moral reflections are interspersed."--Preface, p. [3]. Signed on p. 14: Barnett Davenport. Litchfield gaol, this 29th of April, Anno Domini, 1780. Evans suggests Hartford as place of printing. Signatures: [A]^8 ([A]8 verso blank). |
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| dc.language | English |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
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| dc.rights.label | PUB |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Murder -- Connecticut -- Washington. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Criminals -- Connecticut. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Executions and executioners -- Connecticut -- Litchfield. |
| dc.title | A brief narrative of the life and confession of Barnett Davenport. Under sentence of death, for a series of the most horrid murders, ever perpetated in this country, or perhaps any other, on the evening following the 3d of February, 1780. Is to be executed at Litchfield, on the 8th of May. |
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| identifier.stc | Evans 16756 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1700-1799 |
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