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Foreign News September 11, 1784

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Fifteen convicts were publicly executed by hanging outside Newgate prison in London yesterday morning, with a large crowd in attendance.

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Yesterday morning fifteen convicts were executed on the Scaffold erected for that purpose before Newgate. The unhappy men came upon the scaffold a little before seven o'clock : they all seemed devout and penitent, and behaved in every respect as became their miserable situation. The platform dropped about a quarter before eight. and at the same moment they were all launched into eternity. The concourse was immense. the windows and roofs of the houses commanding a view of the fatal spot, were crowded ; and many thousands of people were assembled in the Old Bailey before six o'clock.

What sub-type of article is it?

Public Execution

What keywords are associated?

Convicts Execution Newgate Public Hanging Old Bailey Crowd

Where did it happen?

Newgate, London

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Newgate, London

Event Date

Yesterday Morning

Outcome

fifteen convicts executed

Event Details

Fifteen convicts were executed on the scaffold before Newgate. They appeared devout and penitent, arriving shortly before seven o'clock. The platform dropped at a quarter before eight, launching them into eternity. A large crowd gathered, including thousands in Old Bailey from before six o'clock, with houses' windows and roofs crowded.

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