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On March 1, 1855, a letter from Charles Sumner dated February 19 and addressed 'Dear Doctor' was published in the New-York Daily Times (originally published in the Boston Telegraph on February 27) that had accompanied a daguerreotype of Mary Williams.
History of Western Massachusetts (1855) The Bay-Path: A Tale of Colonial New England Life (1857) Bitter-sweet; A Poem (1858) Letters to Young People, Single and Married (1858) Gold-Foil, Hammered from Popular Proverbs (1859) Miss Gilbert’s Career: An American Story (1860) Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays (1861) Letters to the ...
Due to the low population of the Massachusetts North Shore at the time of the trials, a significant percentage of local residents were related to other local residents through descent or by marriage. Many of the witchcraft accusations were driven at least in part by acrimonious relations between the families of the plaintiffs and defendants .
Mourning stationery is a letter, envelope, or calling card with a black border, used to signify that a person is experiencing mourning. [1] [2] It was first used in the 17th century in Europe and was most popular during the Victorian era, during which it was also used in the United States and West Africa. [1] [3] [4] [5]
As Freddie Eugene Owens lives the last hours of his life, USA TODAY is sharing some of the South Carolina death row inmate's handwritten letters to a woman he loved. At times furious and at others ...
It was named after Prudence Cummings Wright, who formed the unit on her own initiative and was elected its first captain and commander. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Wright was a 35-year-old mother of six whose husband David was a private in the Massachusetts militia.
On 31 May 1699, Col. Chandler was created Judge by the Chief Justice of Massachusetts. On April 2, 1731, the Massachusetts Legislature officially incorporated Worcester County and the very Judge John Chandler held the first Probate Court of Worcester County on July 13, 1731, and the first Court of Common Please and General Sessions on August 10 ...
This is a list of at least 351 people executed in Massachusetts, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Capital punishment in Massachusetts was ruled unconstitutional and effectively abolished in 1984. [ 3 ]