Shot and axed

The life, condemnation, and dying addrss [sic], of the three Thayers, who were executed for the murder of John Love, at Buffalo, N.Y. June 17, 1825

Buffalo: printed for the publisher, 1825. 8vo, pp. 15, [1]; self-wrappers with three coffins on the first page; slight toning, a few small breaks at the extremities, all else very good. "John Love, an itinerant who boarded with one of the Thayer brothers, aroused their cupidity by the money he used in a small loan business. On a day selected because they were slaughtering hogs, the brothers shot Love first and finished him off with an ax. More than two months passed before suspicions were aroused by the not very sensible explanations which the Thayers were giving for their possession of Love's property. When the body was found in the woods, they were tried, convicted, and finally hanged in a field outside Buffalo" (McDade). Several issues and at least 2 editions were published in 1825 with slightly varying titles, this one not found in American Imprints. McDade 971; Sabin 95268. Item #58415

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