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• The declaration & confession of Matthew Cushing : a young man aged about twenty two years, who was try'd for burglary at the Superiour Court held at Boston in August last, and had sentence of death pass'd upon him for the same ; which he deliver'd to us on Tuesday Sept. 24 and confirm'd the same before credible witnesses the day of his execution, to be published for the benefit of mankind.
  by: Cushing, Matthew, 1712-1734
  Published: (1734)
• The greatness of sin improv'd by the penitent as an argument with God for a pardon. : a sermon at the Thursday lecture in Boston, October 17th. 1734. Preach'd in the hearing of John Ormesby, and Matthew Cushing, two condemned malefactors on the day of their execution, the one for murder, and the other for burglary. /
  by: Webb, John, 1687-1750
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• The last speech and dying words of John Ormsby : who was appointed to be executed on Boston Neck, the 17th of October, 1734. /
  by: Ormsby, John, -1734
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