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Oscar F. Beckwith

78 years old · died March 1, 1888 · Columbia County, New York

Oscar F. Beckwith, a man of seventy-eight, was executed in Hudson, New York, on March 1, 1888. The Iowa Plain Dealer reported his execution in a short item published on March 8, 1888.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: a brief 1888 newspaper item (reporters).

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