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Foreign News
September 15, 1792
National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
As Jacob Johan Ankarstrom faces execution in Sweden for assassinating the king, he delivers defiant last words to the crowd, claiming he rescued his country from a tyrant and asking kindness for his children.
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When Ankarstrom was just about to receive the coup de grace after his three floggings, and
after his right hand was cut off, he exerted all his remaining strength, and addressing himself to
the surrounding multitude, he said, "I now touch the minute of deliverance, and of everlasting
reward. I rejoice in my deed—I have rescued my country from a tyrant by the only means left to
slaves—I know that you will bless me for the act, and my memory will be sacred in Sweden. Let
your gratitude to me be shown in kindness to my children."
after his right hand was cut off, he exerted all his remaining strength, and addressing himself to
the surrounding multitude, he said, "I now touch the minute of deliverance, and of everlasting
reward. I rejoice in my deed—I have rescued my country from a tyrant by the only means left to
slaves—I know that you will bless me for the act, and my memory will be sacred in Sweden. Let
your gratitude to me be shown in kindness to my children."
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Royal Event
What keywords are associated?
Ankarstrom
Execution
Floggings
Tyrant
Sweden
Assassin
Last Words
What entities or persons were involved?
Ankarstrom
Where did it happen?
Sweden
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Sweden
Key Persons
Ankarstrom
Outcome
ankarstrom is executed by flogging, hand amputation, and coup de grace after assassinating a tyrant.
Event Details
Ankarstrom, after three floggings and amputation of his right hand, addresses the crowd with his final words, rejoicing in his deed of rescuing Sweden from a tyrant and requesting kindness to his children.