Life of Michael Powers, now under sentence of death, for the murder of Timothy Kennedy. Dictated by himself

Boston: Russell & Gardner, 1820. First edition, 8vo, pp. 24; removed from binding; foxed, good. Powers was found guilty of murdering his cousin-once-removed over a debt and sentenced to death. This pamphlet describes the circumstances of the case and offers a short biography, in which Powers immigrates from Ireland, finances the arrival of three of his relations, and ends up suing them in an attempt to retrieve the funds. One of those relations, Timothy Kennedy, was later found dead under the floorboards of Powers' cellar. Powers was defended, unsuccessfully, by Daniel Webster, the prominent lawyer and congressman. Sabin 64799; American Imprints 2840; McDade, Annals of Murder, 767.