This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Notorious Deception Case and Trial Reflections
An 1824 trial reports a young man detained as a shoplifter, identified by witnesses in several thefts, but later acquitted on most charges as others resembling him committed the crimes. The prosecutor missteps and a moral tale emerges about mistaken identity and later confessions by another linked man. Also notes compare financial conditions and weather patterns from 1837–38 with present, and recount the Hudson river’s openings and closings during that winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tordon
Eas Wiel
OS Bailey
Beareuly
Bethnal Treen
Hin
Seunsel
Interial
Anditier
Greenwood
Hudson River
Bosion Transcript
Karasynos
New York
Crivnnwent
Couverwris
Dr. C's
Chas. J
Kline
Tat Avenue
Cor
19Th St
Self
New York Post
Ayer
W. Preble
Starmer Carron
Department OF Tue Uteki Wasninaron
D.C
Alonzo Ball
Ue Marine
Liv Co
Abe
Lory
Geo. J. Urlffix
J. ¥. Hootes
Advent Charreli
Bastar
Tani
Warsaw
Wrosmm Co
Dean
G. Meacham
St. Lous
Asa Morgridge
Prom
Hev
Hewkes
Methodul Epis
Picassi House
Savansag
Hoxoken Sre
Baltimore
Mackenzie J
Vincent Slidell
United States
Canadas
G. W. Graham
M.D
Filbert Street
Twelfth
Philadelphi Jy8tmaris