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Thursday, May 04, 2017
“A supposed murder committed on the body of one Henry Sparker”
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Yesterday I quoted from the 9 May 1768 Boston Chronicle about a fatal dispute in Newport, Rhode Island . That same day, Solomon Southwi...
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
“About midnight a fray happened at a house of bad fame”
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On 3 May 1768, a man was killed in Newport, Rhode Island . This is how the 9 May Boston Chronicle reported the incident: We hear from Ne...
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
The Mystery of John Webber
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As quoted earlier , the 3 Sept 1765 Newport Mercury blamed “An Irish young Fellow, who had been but a few Days in the Town,” for fomenting ...
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