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Book/Printed Material A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza of Philadelphia on the high seas by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States on Monday, the 21st April, 1800 : together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner

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Title

  • A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza of Philadelphia on the high seas by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States on Monday, the 21st April, 1800 : together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner

Names

  • Wheland, Captain (William)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia] : Folwell's Press, [1800]

Headings

  • -  Baker, Joseph,--1779-1800?--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Brous, Joseph,---1800?--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Peterson, Peter,---1800?--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Eliza (Schooner)
  • -  Trials (Murder)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  Trials (Piracy)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  The three who were tried for murder and piracy were Joseph Baker, Joseph Brous, and Peter Peterson.
  • -  Dated at end: April 27, 1800.
  • -  Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴.
  • -  Evans 39087
  • -  McDade, T.M. Murder 64
  • -  ESTC W13754
  • -  Formerly shelved under: LAW Copy 1 LLRBR

Medium

  • 16 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF223.B345 W44 1800

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 40021663

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Credit line: Law Library of Congress, Piracy Trials Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Wheland, Captain. A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza of Philadelphia on the high seas by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States on Monday, the 21st April,: together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner. [Philadelphia: Folwell's Press, 1800] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/40021663/.

APA citation style:

Wheland, C. (1800) A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza of Philadelphia on the high seas by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States on Monday, the 21st April,: together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner. [Philadelphia: Folwell's Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/40021663/.

MLA citation style:

Wheland, Captain. A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza of Philadelphia on the high seas by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States on Monday, the 21st April,: together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner. [Philadelphia: Folwell's Press, 1800] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/40021663/>.