(CRIME) The Trial of Cyrus B Dean for the Murder of Jonathan

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(CRIME.) The Trial of Cyrus B. Dean for the Murder of Jonathan Ormsby and Asa Marsh. 48 pages (bound with 5 other pamphlets). 8vo, 1/4 calf, minor wear; minor foxing. Burlington, VT, 1808

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Dean was the captain of the Black Snake, smuggling goods up Lake Champlain into Canada. It was going well until two nosy revenue agents got in the way. McCorison 983; McDade 246; Sabin 19019; Shaw & Shoemaker 16344. Only one other known at auction since 1886 (Swann sale, 15 February 1979, lot 211).
Bound with: View of the Whole Ground, Comprising the Constitution of the U. States, the Declaration of Rights and Constitution of Massachusetts. 67 pages. Newburyport, MA, 1809 The Sham-Patriot Unmasked. 5th edition. 47 pages. Haverhill, MA, 1805 John Hubbard Church. An Oration Pronounced at Pelham, New Hampshire . . . the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 23 pages. Haverhill, MA, 1805 Address to the People of Massachusetts. 15 pages. Np, [1809] Sloan. Politics for Farmers: Speech Delivered . . . on the Fifth Embargo Bill. 16 pages. Salem, MA, 1809.