Dying Speeches, Death Penalty, 1720

THE DYING SPEECHES AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE SEVERAL STATE PRISONERS THAT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED THE LAST 300 YEARS. London: for J. Brotherton and W. Meadows [et al], 1720. 8vo. [20], 495, [1] (with additional

Mexican War 1836 Texas Revolt Mexican Broadsheet Decree Commuting the Death Penalty of Certain Texan Prisoners of War Passed after Victory at the Alamo, by Secretaria de Guerra y Marina April 14, 1836

(WEST--TEXAS.) Valentín Canalizo. Decree waiving the death penalty for certain Texan prisoners of war--but not their leaders. Letterpress broadside, 12¼ x 8½ inches, signed in type by C

1846 DEATH PENALTY 1ed Defense of CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Anti Abolition Slavery This book combines two works, “An Essay on the Ground and Reason of Punishment” by Tayler Lewis and “A Defence of

Bradford, William. AN ENQUIRY HOW FAR THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IS NECESSARY IN PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia printed, London reprinted for J. Johnson, 1795. 8vo. 6, 114 pp. + folding table at end. Modern

18 Vintage Capital Punishment Anti Death Penalty Buttons. 1 to 2.5 inches.

Details: This lot is the rare important document in the 19th Century anti-death penalty movement in New York state.It is an antique report "of the Select Committee on the expediency of a total abolit

printed broadside by the Printing Office Worcester. Young was executed on March 11, 1779 for the rape of the 11 year old child of Jane Green in Brookfield, Worcester County on September 3. At the top

Signed Act of Congress Permanently Establishing U.S. Postal Service & Implementing Death Penalty for Robbing the Mails “there shall be established at the seat of the government of the United State

1840 1ed Victor Hugo Last Days of Condemned Man French Death Penalty English ed Most known for his novel ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’, Victor Hugo also wrote a number of lesser-known but still fascin

c1920 OHIO STATE REFORMATORY ELECTRIC CHAIR MANSFIELD OH PRISON, death penalty Vintage circa 1920s Mansfield, Ohio Prison Real Photograph Postcard; Identification in negative reads; "Electric Chair".

1690 King Louis XIV Ordinances Civil & Criminal LAW Death Penalty Galley Rowing “It is legal because I wish it!” – Louis XIV, King of France The Louis Code, or Ordinances of Louis XIV, were a se

Prisoner waiting for the death penalty. JAPAN. 1850-1890. Woodblock printing. From the book with woodblock printing illustrations. The woodbloch printing illustration made on very thin rice paper. Ma

1695 Art of Dying Black Death Plague de Bien Mourir Prayers French Soissons Basile de Soisson’s ‘La Science de Bien Mourir’, or ‘Art of Dying’, is a religious treatise written for those surv

Lot of 6 books related to Death: Monuments, Tombstones, Markers, Sears Roebuck catalog, c. 1920, with original laid-in order form; Monuments, Tombstones and Markers, Montgomery Ward Roebuck catalog, 1

Relief carved, L-handle; birth, death, accomplishments, dying words, Masonic symbol, horseshoe, birds, duck, animlas, snake, etc.; hardwood; original finish; no ferrule; normal wear; L-34 1/2", G-VG

Gilt bronze. Complying with Charlemagne’s order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death! The Franks rose to power and in 800 AD Charlemagne was the first Emperor of

Gilt bronze. Complying with Charlemagne’s order that all conquered peoples of the Roman Empire. Northern Europe and later Italy, convert to Christianity under penalty of death! Converts in Northern

Gilt bronze. Complying with Charlemagne's order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death! The Franks rose to power and in 800 AD Charlemagne was crowned the first Empe

Charlemagne's conquest of most of northern Europe in the eight century was followed by forced conversion to Christianity under penalty of death. The conversion was effective and Northern Europeans, pr

Jewelry: Medieval Christian Convert's Cross Date: ca. 800-1000 AD Material: Gilt bronze Complying with Charlemagne's order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death. Th

Jewelry: Medieval Christian Cross Date: 900-1000 A.D. Size: 1 inch Material: Gold overlay Complying with Charlemagne’s order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death

Gilt bronze. 9th century. Complying with Charlemagne’s order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death! The Franks rose to power and in 800 AD Charlemagne was the fir

Gilt bronze. Complying with Charlemagne’s order that all conquered peoples of the Roman Empire. Northern Europe and later Italy, convert to Christianity under penalty of death! Converts in Northern