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Fragmented verse and a New York hangman tale
A long OCR fragment presents poems titled Hope and Baron Munchausen style musings, followed by a dense 19th century crime report about Albert Hicks the pirate. It recounts Hicks conversion, his prison farewell, confession details of the E A Johnson murders, and the Bedloe Island execution with crowd scene, plus later miscellaneous items and moralizing maxims.
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Hicks
Albert W. Hicks
E. Johnson
Toombs
Father Duranquet
16Th Street
Duranquet
Willie
Sueh
E. A. Johnson
Captain Burr
Thad
Emul
Captain Barr
Cedar Street
Spring Street
Keyport
Capt. Burr
Gravesend
Ocean House
Watts
Barnegat
Comanionway
Coney Island
Staten Island
New York
the Law
Marshal Rynders
Kelly
Sutton
Franklin Street
Canal St
Rynders
Red Jacket
United States
Lakes
Harriet Lane
Great Eastern
Bedloe's Island
Bedloe’s Island
Connecticut
Long Island
Governor's Island
Navy Yard
J. S. Anderson
Wood
Thomas
Worth
Rees
Holmes
Haywood
Drs. Woodward
Guilmette
Only Sun
Cu Tom-House
Calvary Cemetery