The Captain and the Killer: A Dispute at Mr. Randall’s Tavern

<p>This week, the Murder Sheet will go back in time to the winter of 1788. In the town of New Durham, New Hampshire, a night out among friends starts with drinks at Mr. Randall's Tavern. </p><p>But a clash between two veterans who served in the American Revolution will end in a deadly confrontation. And the tragedy wouldn't stop there.</p><p>We cited this excerpt from Dover History by Robert Whitehouse on the Dover Public Library's website: https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/history/dovers-first-hanging.html</p><p>Check out Dr. Laurel Daen's article "Revolutionary War Invalid Pensions and the Bureaucratic Language of Disability in the Early Republic" here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/650777/summary</p><p>Dr. Daen also uploaded data sets around pension claims here: https://repository.upenn.edu/mead/47/</p><p>You can buy Dr. Sharon Salinger's book (<em>Taverns and Drinking in Early America</em>) here: https://www.amazon.com/Taverns-Drinking-America-Sharon-Salinger/dp/0801878993</p><p>And here's the article we cited from Foster's Daily Democrat: https://www.fosters.com/story/news/2014/05/17/old-city-gallows-near-modern/37332977007/</p><p>Follow the&nbsp;Murder Sheet&nbsp;on social media:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MSheetPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MurderSheet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/murdersheet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>And send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.</p><p><em>The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .</em></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>