Citation - Boston Evening Post (Fleet): 1768.01.18

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Index Entry Playhouse, in New York, accident results in death of carpenter 
Location New York 
Citation
BEP(F.768.009
18 Jan 1768:33 (1686)
New-York, Jan.7. On Monday the 28th Dec. one John Abrahams,
a carpenter, who was at work on the Play-House, going out
upon a shed to hang a window, his foot slip'd, & he fell
about 28 feet into the yard, whereby his thigh, hip, arm,
shoulder, and other bones were broken, and otherwise
terribly bruised. He had the best assistance, but the bones
could not be set, and he died the next night.


Generic Title Boston Evening Post (Fleet) 
Date 1768.01.18 
Publisher Fleet, T. and J. 
City, State Boston, MA 
Year 1768 
Bibliography B0003481
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