BIB_ID
193485
Accession number
MA 4239
Creator
La Trobe, Benjamin, 1728-1786.
Display Date
1777 July 12.
Credit line
Purchase; Mrs. Alfred Brittain III; 1979.
Description
1 item (5 p.) ; 22.5 cm.
Summary
Giving a detailed account of his visits to the Reverend William Dodd, convicted forger, whom Dr. Johnson and others tried to save from hanging, from May 20th until the time of his execution on June 27th. He tells of Dodd's religious struggles and final piety.
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