| Index Entry | Singer, in Bristol, condemned man before execution |
| Location | Bristol |
| Citation | EG.772.031 21-28 Jul 1772:2101 (4/209) Bristol [England], May 16. Yesterday morning the celebrated Jonathan Britain was executed at St. Michael's Hill Gallows here. He behaved with remarkable decency, penitence and devotion; sung, prayed and exhorted the people with such fervor and affection; acknowledged the justice of his sentence, and declared his hearty forgiveness of all his prosecutors. |
| Generic Title | Essex Gazette |
| Date | 1772.07.28 |
| Publisher | Hall, Samuel and Ebenezer |
| City, State | Salem, MA |
| Year | 1772 |
| Bibliography | B0016156 |