A Report of the Trial of Samuel Tully & John Dalton on an Indictment for Piracy

This pamphlet provides a report of the trial of Samuel Tully and John Dalton, who were indicted for piracy on January 21, 1812, in Boston, Massachusetts. The second edition, published by Uriah P. Levy, details the charges against Tully and Dalton, including the theft of the schooner *George Washington*, owned by Levy, and the murder of George Cummings. The trial's account includes Tully's sentencing to death by hanging and Dalton's eleventh-hour reprieve. The text is taken directly from the trial minutes.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Tully, Samuel, 1771-1812
  • Dalton, John, 1788?-
  • Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862
  • Levy, Uriah P.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 9, Folder 8