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- 1824 (Creation)
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Photocopy of A true account of the confessions and contra confessions of John Johnson on the murder of James Murray, taken during his confinement, by the Rev. John Stanford A. M. and by him delivered to the Turnkeys of the City Prison. To which are added, Johnson's farewell letter to his family and other particulars. Also, his last dying speech. (New York: C. Brown & R. Tyrell, 1824).
Johnson was a native of County Antrim who emigrated to New York and ran a boarding house there. In November 1823, Johnson was accused of murdering one of his boarders in order to steal his money. In March 1824, Johnson was convicted, and on 2 April 1824 was hanged at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 13th Street in New York in front of approximately 50,000 spectators.
Johnson was a native of Antrim town who emigrated to New York and ran a boarding house there. In November 1823, Johnson was accused of murdering one of his boarders in order to steal his money. In March 1824, Johnson was convicted, and on 2 April 1824 was hanged at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 13th Street in New York in front of approximately 50,000 spectators.
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A competing version of this memoir, also published in 1824, is located at P155/21/1/1.