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SUMMARY:Tales From the Vault
DESCRIPTION:Explore four unique and chilling tales unearthed from the 
 vaults of the Delaware Public Archives. These stories\, drawn from his
 torical records\, bring to life some of Delaware's most intriguing and
  eerie events:\n\n 	“Would Anyone Care for a Bon-Bon?” recounts the 18
 98 murder-by-mail of Mary Elizabeth Dunning and Ida Deane\, poisoned w
 ith bon-bons sent from California.\n 	“How to Get Away with Murder” de
 lves into the life of William Albert Fitzpatrick\, a convicted murdere
 r who astonishingly received a pardon just six years after his convict
 ion.\n 	“Who Lives\, Who Dies\, Who Tells Your Story” highlights the r
 emarkable life of Sarah Green Moore\, an African American undertaker f
 rom Middletown\, Delaware\, who made her mark in the early 20th centur
 y.\n 	“Would You Pass the Spurtle?” tells the harrowing tale of Sarah 
 Kirk\, who was tried for petit treason in 1787 after being accused of 
 murdering her husband.\n\nUsing primary source documents preserved in 
 the Delaware Public Archives\, these tales weave together a fascinatin
 g tapestry of Delaware's past\, offering a glimpse into the darker cor
 ners of its history.\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dana Niemeyer\, Delaware
  Public Archives
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 <div class=h-full w-full>\nExplore four unique and chilling tales unea
 rthed from the vaults of the Delaware Public Archives. These stories\,
  drawn from historical records\, bring to life some of Delaware&#8217\
 ;s most intriguing and eerie events:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>“Would Anyone 
 Care for a Bon-Bon?”</strong> recounts the 1898 murder-by-mail of Mary
  Elizabeth Dunning and Ida Deane\, poisoned with bon-bons sent from Ca
 lifornia.</li>\n<li><strong>“How to Get Away with Murder”</strong> del
 ves into the life of William Albert Fitzpatrick\, a convicted murderer
  who astonishingly received a pardon just six years after his convicti
 on.</li>\n<li><strong>“Who Lives\, Who Dies\, Who Tells Your Story”</s
 trong> highlights the remarkable life of Sarah Green Moore\, an Africa
 n American undertaker from Middletown\, Delaware\, who made her mark i
 n the early 20th century.</li>\n<li><strong>“Would You Pass the Spurtl
 e?”</strong> tells the harrowing tale of Sarah Kirk\, who was tried fo
 r petit treason in 1787 after being accused of murdering her husband.<
 /li>\n</ul>\nUsing primary source documents preserved in the Delaware 
 Public Archives\, these tales weave together a fascinating tapestry of
  Delaware&#8217\;s past\, offering a glimpse into the darker corners o
 f its history.\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<strong>Presented by
 : </strong>Dana Niemeyer\, Delaware Public Archives<br />\n
URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/tales-from-the-vault-5/?lang=
 en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/tales-from-the-vault-5/?la
 ng=en
LOCATION:Brandywine Hundred Library\, 1300 Foulk Rd\, Wilmington
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