Samuel Clisby

Samuel Clisby was executed in Boston on March 7, 1822, according to The Massachusetts Spy. He was taken from the jail in an open wagon to a scaffold near the burial ground on the Neck. The paper reported that he appeared firm until he reached the scaffold, where he seemed very agitated. Observers' accounts of his demeanor differed, the paper said.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Massachusetts Spy, March 13, 1822, page 3 The Massachusetts Spy, March 13, 1822