Document Preview Sharing and Export Tools Something missing? Found an error? Let us know. Report an issue Document FormatPeriodical “’The Tragedy of John Gordon.” Description.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Author and any Contributors to the publication.Gordon, convicted of the 1843 killing of Amasa Sprague, was the last man to be executed in Rhode Island. (See also entry 3408.)Author and Contributors.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Author and any Contributors to the publication.Wyatt, Donald W.Date Published1992Subject(s).cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Topics related to the publicationCatholics -- Rhode Island. | Executions -- Rhode Island. | Gordon, John, 1815-1845. | Irish Americans -- Rhode Island. | Irish immigrants -- Rhode Island. | Murder trials -- Rhode Island. | Providence County (R.I.) -- History. | Rhode Island -- History. | Sprague, Amasa, 1798-1843.PublisherNostalgia PublishingPlace Of PublicationNorth Kingstown, R.I.Holdings.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Where a physical copy of the publication can be found.Rhode Island Historical SocietyPhysical Description.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions.5p.Is Part Of.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Where the published source is physically or logically included.Old RI, 2 (Nov. 1992), 17-20, 22Periodical Title.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}The title of the periodical in which this resource is published.Old Rhode IslandLink to RIHS Digital Catalog.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP)https://rihs.minisisinc.com//SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/144/BIBLIO/WEB_BIBLIO_DETAIL_REPORT?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%208425 Continue browsing “A Candidate Speaks in Rhode Island: Abraham Lincoln Visits Providence and Woonsocket, 1860.” “War and Other Reminiscences.” Back to items list
