THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM FREEMAN

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THE TRIAL
OF
WILLIAM FREEMAN,
FOR
THE MURDER OF JOHN G. VAN NEST,
INCLUDING THE
EVIDENCE AND THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL, WITH THE
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT GRANTING A NEW TRIAL,
AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF THE PRISONER,
AND OF THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION OF
HIS BODY BY AMARIAH BRIGHAM, M.D., AND OTHERS.

REPORTED BY:
BENJAMIN F. HALL,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW

AUBURN:
DERBY, MILLER & CO., PUBLISHERS
1848

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An original copy of the above book can be found in the collections of Seymour Public Library in Auburn NY. A bound reprint of the book is contained in the collections of the Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.

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