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Confession of John Joyce, alias Davis, who was executed on Monday, the 14th of March, 1808 [electronic resource] : for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Cross : with an address to the public and people of colour : together with the substance of the trial, and the address of Chief Justice Tilghman, on his condemnation. Confession of Peter Mathias, alias Matthews, who was executed on Monday, the 14th of March, 1808, for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Cross with an address to the public and people of colour : together with the substance of the trial, and the address of Chief Justice Tilghman, on his condemnation.

Joyce, John,approximately 1784-1808. (Author). Allen, Richard, 1760-1831 (Added Author). Matthias, Peter,approximately 1782-1808. Confession of Peter Matthias, alias Mathews, who was executed on Monday, the 14 day of March, 1808. (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000.

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General Note:
Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Text encoded by Lee Ann Morawski and Natalia Smith.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection North American slave narratives.
Titles transcribed from individual title screens.
Original Version Note:
Transcribed from: Confession of John Joyce, alias Davis, who was executed on Monday, the 14th of March, 1808 : for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Cross : with an address to the public and people of colour : together with the substance of the trial, and the address of Chief Justice Tilghman, on his condemnation. Confession of Peter Mathias, alias Matthews, who was executed on Monday, the 14th of March, 1808, for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Cross with an address to the public and people of colour : together with the substance of the trial, and the address of Chief Justice Tilghman, on his condemnation. Philadelphia : printed for the benefit of Bethel Church, 1808. 36 p. Copyrighted by Rev. Richard Allen, to whom the confession were made.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title.
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System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection; Panorama for SGML files.
Subject:
Cross, Sarah, -1807.
Joyce, John, approximately 1784-1808 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Matthias, Peter, approximately 1782-1808 > Trials, litigation, etc.
African Americans > Biography.
Murder > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons' writings, American > Pennsylvania.
Enslaved persons > Maryland > Biography.
Trials (Murder) > Pennsylvania.
Genre:
Slave narratives.