Abraham Prescott

Abraham Prescott was held in the Concord jail in New Hampshire under a sentence of death. According to a Concord correspondent whose account was reprinted from the Boston Atlas in the Republican Herald, on January 6, 1836 he was taken seven miles to a gallows at Hopkinton. The sheriff, his deputies and an Episcopal clergyman were with him, and the clergyman prayed with him before the execution. A large crowd attended, and he was hanged there.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Concord, N.H. correspondent reprinted from the Boston Atlas (reporters).

Source

• Republican Herald, January 16, 1836, page 2 Republican Herald, January 16, 1836