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XII. 



LETTERS OF JOHN ADAMS, 



Addressed to his Wife. 

 Edited by his Grandson, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. 



- Two Volumes, Sixteen-mo. 



XIII. 



AMERICAN CRIMINAL TRIALS. 



BY PELEG W. CHANDLER. 



Volume One. 



CONTENTS. 



Anns Hutchinson. — Trial of Anne Hutch- 

 inson before the General Court of Massa- 

 chusetts, for Sedition and Heresy. 1637. 



The Quakers. — Trials of the Quakers 

 before the General Court and Court of 

 Assistants, Massachusetts. 1656-1661. 



Salem Witchcraft. — Trials for Witch- 

 craft before the Special Court of Oyer and 

 Terminer, held in Salem, Massachusetts. 



1692. 



Thomas Maule. — Trial of Thomas Maule, 

 before the Superior Court of Massachu- 

 setts, for a Slanderous Publication and 

 Blasphemy. 1696. 



John Peter Zenger. — Trial of John Pe- 

 ter Zenker, before the Supremo Court of 

 New York, for two Libels on the Govern- 

 ment. 1735. 



New York Negro Plot. — Trials of cer- 

 tain Negroes and Others, before the Su- 

 preme Court of New York, for a Conspira- 

 cy to burn the City and murder the Inhab- 

 itants. 1741. 



Leisler's Rebellion. — Trial of Jacob 

 Leisler, before a Special Court of Oyer 



and Terminer, for High Treason. New 

 York, 1691. 

 Colonel Bavard's Treason. — Trial of 

 Nicholas Bayard, before a Special Court 

 of Oyer and Terminer, for High Treason. 



New York, 1702. 



The Crew of the Pitt Packet. — Trial 

 of Michael Corbett and Others, before a 

 Special Court of Vice Admiralty, for Mur- 

 der on the High Seas. Boston, 1769. 



The Boston Massacre. — Trials of certain 

 British Soldiers, before the Superior Court 

 of Massachusetts, for the Murder of Cris- 

 pus Attucks and Others. Boston, 1770. 



Appendix. 



Sketch of William Stoughton. 

 Professional Life of John Adams. 

 Sketch of Josiuli Quincy, Jr. 

 Documents respecting the Trials for Witch- 

 craft. 

 Advice of the Elders respecting the Quakers. 

 Petition of William Dyer for the Life of his 



Wife. 

 Note to the Trials of the Quakers. 



XIV. 



DRAMAS, DISCOURSES, AND OTHER PIECES. 



BY JAMES A. HILLHOUSE. 

 Two Volumes, Sixteen-mo. 



" About fifteen or twenty years ago, Mr. Hillhouse was well known as the author of 

 Percy's Masque, Hadad, and other Poems, which gave proof of as much poetical talent as 

 the country had exhibited, and placed him in the small number uf its favorite and most 

 favored authors. But Mr. Hillhouse printed his own works in his own way ; and though 

 they were speedily taken from the market by eager admirers, he neglected or refused to 

 permit further editions of them to be published, until, for many years past, they have be- 

 come absolute rarities. At last, he has suffered them to appear again, adding to Hadad and 

 Percy's Masque, Demetria, a tragedy of great beauty and power : and making a second 

 volume of three prose Discourses, the Poem of Judgment, and the Sachem's Wood. It is 

 long since so graceful and so truly poetical an addition has been made to the body of our 

 literature. The style of their execution, too, is suited to their character. We count 

 upon them, therefore, to do us credit in all respects, at home and abroad ; for there is a 

 finish a'-'out the poetry, and graceful elegance thrown round its power, that are rare in 

 any country." 



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