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05/05/1785 |
William Scott and Thomas Archibald are hanged on Boston Common for burglary. |
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11/21/1787 |
John Sheehan is hanged on Boston Common for burglary. |
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05/08/1788 |
Archibald and Joseph Taylor are hanged on Boston Neck for robbing a “Mr. Cunningham.” |
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10/08/1789 |
Two men and a woman are hanged at Boston Neck for robbery. |
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10/14/1790 |
Edward Vail and John Bailey are hanged on Boston Common for burglary. |
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04/06/1791 |
John Stewart is hanged on Boston Common. |
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09/16/1793 |
Four men and five women are hanged on the gallows on Boston Neck. |
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10/30/1797 |
Stephen Smith is hanged on Boston Common for arson. |
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10/21/1799 |
Boston Gazette describes recent public punishment for criminal acts. |
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04/15/1805 |
Last person is ordered to stand in the town’s pillory. |
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