Index Entry | Psalm, penitential, sung before execution |
Location | Philadelphia |
Citation | AWM.733.007 6-13 Mar 1733:32 (689) [At end of lengthy report of preparations for the execution of a number of villains.] In the morning, most of them [the condemned] were desirous of receiving the blessed sacrament, which was given them accordingly, and after prayers they were carried to the place of execution: . . . [7 lines, various reactions to coming event.] After having song a penitential psalm, they went off crying, Lord receive us into they Kingdom. |
Generic Title | American Weekly Mercury |
Date | 1733.03.13 |
Publisher | Bradford, Andrew |
City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
Year | 1733 |
Bibliography | B0000895 |