Wesley Shackers, The

DESCRIPTION: "It was in the town of Wesley As you shall understand" that the "shacker band" was accused of bad behavior. The four are arrested and taken to Machias. One of them, Wilbur Day, complains of what he has suffered and says it is enough
AUTHOR: supposedly Wilbur Day
EARLIEST DATE: 1926 (Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine); allegedly writte 1885
KEYWORDS: crime punishment prison
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 128-120, "The Wesley Shackers" (1 text)
File: EcSm128

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