[Furnald, Amos]:

$500 · Offered by William Reese Company

TRIAL OF AMOS FURNALD, FOR THE MURDER OF ALFRED FURNALD, BEFORE THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE, HOLDEN AT DOVER, WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STRAFFORD, AND STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, ON THE FIRST ... An uncommon account of a disturbing case of child neglect that resulted in death in 1825 New Hampshire. "The father and stepmother were charged with the murder of a five-year-old child by neglect and starvation. The father was convicted of manslaughter" - McDade. This copy contains a contemporary manuscript annotation reporting the sentence.

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