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Thayer, Israel, 1801-1825. Thayer brothers court documents, 1818-1825.

Title: Thayer brothers court documents, 1818-1825.

Includes precept to summon a jury of inquest; subpoenas; testimonies of witnesses at the inquest on the body of John Love, 24 Feb. 1824; examinations of the three Thayers; record of conviction of Israel and Isaac Thayer, 19 Apr. 1825; and the sheriff's order for a military guard at the Thayers' execution, 18 May 1825. Also, a diagram of the highway leading up to the 18 mile creek to the village of Boston showing locations of structures, foot paths, and other pertinent information concerning the vicinity of the murder. Several of the subpoenas relate to legal matters involving the Thayers before the murder of John Love.

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Love family. Papers, 1809-1962 (bulk 1809-1849).

Title: Papers, 1809-1962 (bulk 1809-1849).

Military commission and orders of Levi Love, 1809-1812; ALS, Buffalo, Thomas C. Love to Levi Love, re Thayer trial, 8 May 1825; diary kept by George Love during trip to California, 1849; clippings and other information about the Love family.

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Wilgus, Nathaniel, 1793-1873. The three Thayers : reminiscences of the famous execution of the murderers of John Love, in 1825, 1869.

Title: The three Thayers : reminiscences of the famous execution of the murderers of John Love, in 1825, 1869.

Wilgus gives his personal impressions of Nelson, Isaac, and Israel Thayer, executed in Buffalo on 17 June 1835 for the murder of John Love in Boston, N.Y.

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Van Schaack, Henry Cruger, 1802-1887. Reminiscences of a four years residence on the Niagara Frontier, 1823 to 1827, 1882 / by Henry C. Van Schaack.

Title: Reminiscences of a four years residence on the Niagara Frontier, 1823 to 1827, 1882 / by Henry C. Van Schaack.

Van Schaack writes of life in Black Rock; his legal work for Samuel Denniston, inventor, and James Higbee, builder, of a perpetual motion machine, and Denniston's interactions with Mordecai Noah on Grand Island; the hanging of the Thayer brothers for the murder of John Love; and the visit to Buffalo of General Lafayette. He prefaces his reminiscence with information on his uncle, Major Henry Van Schaack, an Albany merchant active in the fur trade and a frequent visitor to the Niagara Frontier.

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