Citation - Massachusetts Spy-Worcester: 1778.12.31

MS-W.778.033
31 Dec 1778:41 (400)
THE Negro'S DYING SPEECH ON HIS BEING EXECUTED FOR REBELLION
IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA;
By B.E. Esquire.
'Tis past: - ah! calm thy * cares to rest!
Firm and unmov'd am I: -
In freedom's cause I bar'd my breast, -
In freedom's cause I die.
. . . [9 more verses follow]
* He is supposed to address his wife at the place of
execution.