He says he was born in
Lisbon, and has been a great Thief."
We extract the following from the "Boston Chronicle," Nov. 20, 1769:--
We hear from Worcester that on the eighth instant one Lindsay
stood in the Pillory there one hour, after which he received 30
stripes at the public whipping post, and was then branded in the
hand; his crime was forgery.
Lindsay was probably branded with the letter F, by means of a hot
iron, on the palm of his right hand; this was the custom in such
cases.
In Boston, in June, 1762, "the noted Dr. Seth Hudson and Joshua How
stood a second Time in the Pillory for the space of one Hour, and the
former received 20 and the latter 39 Stripes." In the same town in
February, 1764, "one David Powers for Stealing was sentenced to be
whip't 20 Stripes, to pay tripel Damages, being L30, and Costs. And
one John Gray, Cordwainer, for endeavouring to spread the Infection of
the Small Pox, was sentenced to pay a Fine of L6, to suffer three
months' Imprisonment, and to pay Costs.
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